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Bowers Marsh Reservoir

23 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

51.54641, 0.53024

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Greylag Goose, Lapwing, Goldfinch +93 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greylag Goose, Lapwing, Goldfinch +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Migrant Hawker, Scarce Emerald Damselfly, Ruddy Darter +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Migrant Hawker, Scarce Emerald Damselfly, Ruddy Darter +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Blue WalkWalking route
Named route
Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km
Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 16 (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route934 m
Named routeRef 16Length 934 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route742 m
Named routeRef 16Length 742 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route418 m
Named routeRef 16Length 418 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track, RSPB Bowers Marsh

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track, RSPB Bowers Marsh

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit HillHistoric site4.6 km→🌱South Benfleet Playing FieldUrban park1.9 km→🏞️WAT TYLERCountry park1.9 km→🌱Wat Tyler Country ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Northlands ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Bowers MarshesUrban park100 m→

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