Conifer woodland near Prittlewell
2 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.55899, 0.71884
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Jones Memorial Ground Car Park 203m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Jones Memorial Ground Car Park 203m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Roach Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Southend RingWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Southend-on-Sea to Wallasea IslandWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Prittle Brook CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Route 53Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 53Local cycle route
Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
18,216 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,216 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +20
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals7 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog +2
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
Slow-worm
Firebug · Eristalis pertinax · Hornet Hoverfly · Holly Blue · 2-spot Ladybird +9
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,216 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +20
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals7 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog +2
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
Slow-worm
Firebug · Eristalis pertinax · Hornet Hoverfly · Holly Blue · 2-spot Ladybird +9
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris2025
Sciurus vulgaris2025
2025
2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025HoverflySyrphidae2025HoverflySyrphidae2025