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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › Southend-on-Sea Getting here
51.54666, 0.72280
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 📍 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Firebug, Hornet Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Firebug, Hornet Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 King Charles III England Coast Path: Southend-on-Sea to Wallasea Island Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 53 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Prittle Brook Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
20,863 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,863 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Starling · Woodpigeon +36
Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Brent Goose Branta bernicla Mute Swan Cygnus olor Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Holly Blue · Ophion obscuratus · Harlequin Ladybird
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025 Ophion obscuratus Ophion obscuratus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,863 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Starling · Woodpigeon +36
Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Brent Goose Branta bernicla Mute Swan Cygnus olor Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Holly Blue · Ophion obscuratus · Harlequin Ladybird
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025 Ophion obscuratus Ophion obscuratus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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