Hyde Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.60519, 0.69748
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 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 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Roach Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal 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
Rear of Albert Road footpath (unclassified)public footpath · 436 m▾
Dirt foothpath, usually overgrown during the summer and muddy during winter.
Public pathpublic footpathLength 436 mSurface groundPath type: footway
Church Roadpublic footpath · 93 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 93 mPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
5,098 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,098 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Pochard · Mediterranean Gull +14
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PochardAythya ferina
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DotterelEudromias morinellus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Seal · Weasel · Red Fox
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- WeaselMustela nivalis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Batman Hoverfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Eriosoma lanuginosum +5
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Eriosoma lanuginosumEriosoma lanuginosum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eupeodes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,098 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Pochard · Mediterranean Gull +14
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PochardAythya ferina
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DotterelEudromias morinellus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Seal · Weasel · Red Fox
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- WeaselMustela nivalis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Batman Hoverfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Eriosoma lanuginosum +5
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Eriosoma lanuginosumEriosoma lanuginosum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eupeodes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes
Eupeodes
PeacockAglais ioPeacockAglais ioHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria