Brooklands Public Gardens
🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects🦅 Birds
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › Rochford Getting here
51.59003, 0.60999
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 🅿️ Websters Way 92m away — 18 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Websters Way 92m away — 18 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +85 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Knapweed, Red Clover, Corky-fruited Water-dropwort +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Knapweed, Red Clover, Corky-fruited Water-dropwort +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 4 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 Blue Walk Walking route ▾
Roach Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-Sea Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Southend Ring Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Prittle Brook Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
30,349 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,349 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Pochard · Pintail +8
Wigeon Mareca penelope Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Badger · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox
Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Black Clock · Calathus rotundicollis · Nebria brevicollis · Marmalade Hoverfly +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,349 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Pochard · Pintail +8
Wigeon Mareca penelope Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Badger · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox
Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Black Clock · Calathus rotundicollis · Nebria brevicollis · Marmalade Hoverfly +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025 