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Causewayed enclosure and Anglo-Saxon cemetery 500m ENE of Heath Place

5 ha

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeHeritage

Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.49960, 0.37802

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km

Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km

Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route191 m

Named routeRef 13Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 13Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 13Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

13,632 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,632 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Black-tailed Godwit · Pintail +23

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Seal

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,632 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Black-tailed Godwit · Pintail +23

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Seal

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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