Hyde Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🌿Foraging🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.61040, 0.70698
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
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
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Wildlife to spot
4,293 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,293 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
springautumn
2026▾
Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Pochard · Mediterranean Gull +12
- 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
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DotterelEudromias morinellus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta2025
🦌Mammals1 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Seal
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Batman Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly +3
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Peacock
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,293 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
springautumn
2026▾
Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Pochard · Mediterranean Gull +12
- 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
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DotterelEudromias morinellus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta2025
🦌Mammals1 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Seal
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Batman Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly +3
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Peacock
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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