Broadleaved woodland near Prittlewell
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.55455, 0.70865
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out
- £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 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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The Saxon King pub, Prittlewell
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Wildlife to spot
22,463 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,463 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Starling · Black-headed Gull +12
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
🦌Mammals7 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Hedgehog +2
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Batman Hoverfly · Comma · Large White · Red Admiral · Peacock +15
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- CommaPolygonia c-album2025
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
- PeacockAglais io2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,463 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Starling · Black-headed Gull +12
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
🦌Mammals7 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Hedgehog +2
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Batman Hoverfly · Comma · Large White · Red Admiral · Peacock +15
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- CommaPolygonia c-album2025
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
- PeacockAglais io2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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