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BirdsWildlifeWater
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🥾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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🥾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
Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚶
Walking
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route
Named route
Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km
Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
🚴Cycling
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
Cycling
Heron TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 179National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 179Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 13Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route794 m
Named routeRef 13Length 794 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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