Hyde Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.61112, 0.72102
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
Pudsey Hall Lanepublic footpath · 504 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 504 mPath type: service
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
4,775 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,775 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds15 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Pochard · Mediterranean Gull +10
- 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
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- DotterelEudromias morinellus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta2025
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Seal · Grey Squirrel
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Hornet Hoverfly · Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Batman Hoverfly +3
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Glow-worm
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,775 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds15 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Pochard · Mediterranean Gull +10
- 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
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- DotterelEudromias morinellus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta2025
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Seal · Grey Squirrel
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Hornet Hoverfly · Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Batman Hoverfly +3
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Glow-worm
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lampyris noctiluca
Lampyris noctiluca
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataEvents & activities nearby
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