Kingley Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Rochford Getting here
51.58301, 0.59720
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 🐕 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 welcomeDeciduous 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 km 5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Accessible Route, Rayleigh Mount Walking route 600 m ▾
Gravel path with inclines around Rayleigh Mount.
AccessAble: https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/access-guides/rayleigh-mount-the-mount-national-trust
Named route Length 600 m Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Blue Walk Walking route ▾
Roach Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-Sea Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Southend Ring Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Prittle Brook Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 16 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 177 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 177 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface cobbles
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 441 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 441 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
34,660 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,660 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Pochard · Pintail +8
Wigeon Mareca penelope Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Calathus rotundicollis · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Black Clock · Marmalade Hoverfly +4
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,660 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Pochard · Pintail +8
Wigeon Mareca penelope Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Calathus rotundicollis · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Black Clock · Marmalade Hoverfly +4
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 