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Broadleaved woodland near Osea Island

2 ha

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Strong match

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Burnham-on-Crouch to Maldon

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

King Charles III England Coast Path: Maldon to SalcottWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

St Peter's WayWalking route66 km

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Burnham-on-Crouch to MaldonWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Stansgate Roadpublic footpath · 364 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 364 mPath type: service

Stansgate Roadpublic footpath · 247 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 247 mPath type: service

Stansgate Roadpublic footpath · 904 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 904 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

32,000 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,000 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds102 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher · Curlew · Little Egret · Herring Gull +97

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
TealAnas crecca
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MagpiePica pica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
CootFulica atra2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Tachybaptus ruficollis ruficollisTachybaptus ruficollis ruficollis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava flavissima2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Limosa lapponica lapponicaLimosa lapponica lapponica2024
Larus canus canusLarus canus canus2024
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Water Vole · Field Vole

Water VoleArvicola amphibius
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2025

Small White · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Common Blue +17

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
PeacockAglais io2024
WallLasiommata megera2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae
Formica cuniculariaFormica cunicularia
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,000 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds102 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher · Curlew · Little Egret · Herring Gull +97

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
TealAnas crecca
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MagpiePica pica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
CootFulica atra2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Tachybaptus ruficollis ruficollisTachybaptus ruficollis ruficollis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava flavissima2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Limosa lapponica lapponicaLimosa lapponica lapponica2024
Larus canus canusLarus canus canus2024
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Water Vole · Field Vole

Water VoleArvicola amphibius
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2025

Small White · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Common Blue +17

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
PeacockAglais io2024
WallLasiommata megera2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae
Formica cuniculariaFormica cunicularia
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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