Broadleaved woodland near Shotgate 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Basildon Getting here
51.59544, 0.54343
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 ▾
Thames Estuary Path Walking route 46.6 km ▾
Named route Length 46.6 km National 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 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 934 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 934 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 742 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 742 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 1.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 41 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 41 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface concrete
Show on map N/A Cycling route 44 m ▾
Named route Length 44 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Doublegate Lane bridleway · 325 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 325 m Surface concrete Path type: unclassified
Show on map Doublegate Lane bridleway · 421 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 421 m Surface concrete Path type: service
Show on map Doublegate Lane bridleway · 50 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 50 m Surface concrete Path type: unclassified
Show on map Doublegate Lane bridleway · 116 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 116 m Surface concrete Path type: unclassified
Show on map Doublegate Lane bridleway · 16 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 16 m Surface concrete Path type: unclassified
Show on map Photos Woodland margin, The Wick Country Park
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Wildlife to spot
3,255 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,255 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Roesel's Bush-cricket · Speckled Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head · Field Grasshopper · Western Conifer Seed Bug +16
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,255 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Roesel's Bush-cricket · Speckled Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head · Field Grasshopper · Western Conifer Seed Bug +16
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Jet Ant
Jet Ant
Lasius fuliginosus
Lasius fuliginosus
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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