The Shrubbery - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.54760, 0.70854
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Roach Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Southend RingWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Southend-on-Sea to Wallasea IslandWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 53Local cycle route
Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Prittle Brook CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 16 (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
24,205 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,205 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Turnstone +32
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SanderlingCalidris alba2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
🦌Mammals8 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Badger · Hedgehog +3
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Pipistrelle Bat species
Holly Blue · Ophion obscuratus · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
- Ophion obscuratusOphion obscuratus
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,205 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Turnstone +32
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SanderlingCalidris alba2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
🦌Mammals8 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Badger · Hedgehog +3
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Pipistrelle Bat species
Holly Blue · Ophion obscuratus · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
- Ophion obscuratusOphion obscuratus
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrellus2025
Pipistrellus2025
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