Broadleaved woodland near Fryerns
1 ha
🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.57350, 0.47645
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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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 290m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 290m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 16
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
42 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
Main RouteCycling route123 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route181 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 181 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route934 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 934 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,092 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,092 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Moorhen +34
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Badger
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- BadgerMeles meles2025
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Southern Green Shieldbug · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Gatekeeper · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Red Admiral +8
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Azure Damselfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,092 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Moorhen +34
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Badger
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- BadgerMeles meles2025
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Southern Green Shieldbug · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Gatekeeper · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Red Admiral +8
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Azure Damselfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coenagrion puella
Coenagrion puella
Glow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctiluca7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataLily BeetleLilioceris liliiLily BeetleLilioceris liliiLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaHollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostreHollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostreGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina