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Chafford Hundred Park

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LOOP link to Purfleet stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route

Named route

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

115 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North)Cycling route

Named route

National Cycle Network Route 137Cycling route

Named routeRef 137Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Dartford Crossing Shuttle (South)Cycling route

Named route

NCN 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

81,095 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

81,095 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Pintail · Mallard +74

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope
PintailAnas acuta
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GadwallMareca strepera
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
TealAnas crecca
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BuzzardButeo buteo
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Common GullLarus canus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025

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Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

81,095 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Pintail · Mallard +74

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope
PintailAnas acuta
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GadwallMareca strepera
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
TealAnas crecca
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BuzzardButeo buteo
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Common GullLarus canus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025

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Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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