Blounts Wood - Broadleaved woodland 2 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Rochford Getting here
51.60041, 0.61744
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 7 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 Roach Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Southend Ring Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
10,614 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,614 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Pochard · Pintail +10
Wigeon Mareca penelope Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Black Clock · Stomis pumicatus · Calathus rotundicollis · Nebria brevicollis +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Stomis pumicatus Stomis pumicatus Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,614 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Pochard · Pintail +10
Wigeon Mareca penelope Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Black Clock · Stomis pumicatus · Calathus rotundicollis · Nebria brevicollis +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Stomis pumicatus Stomis pumicatus Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025 