Broadleaved woodland near Samuel's Corner
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.55097, 0.82895
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The BroomwayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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
The Commonpublic footpath · 320 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 320 mPath type: footway
The Commonpublic footpath · 79 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 79 mPath type: track
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route42 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route27 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route165 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 165 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route676 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 676 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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8,294 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,294 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Goldfinch · Starling · Collared Dove · Red-legged Partridge +46
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- CootFulica atra
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
🐝Insects10 species
springautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Firebug · Black Clock · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,294 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Goldfinch · Starling · Collared Dove · Red-legged Partridge +46
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- CootFulica atra
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
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winterspring
2026▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
🐝Insects10 species
springautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Firebug · Black Clock · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025