Conifer woodland near Samuel's Corner
1 ha
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.55734, 0.83684
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Beagle TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route42 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route27 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route165 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 165 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route676 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 676 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
7,126 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,126 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Goldfinch · Red-legged Partridge · Starling · Robin +50
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Great TitParus major
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Rabbit · Brown Hare · Muntjac
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
🐝Insects9 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Firebug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Black Clock · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Sphaerophoria +4
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,126 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Goldfinch · Red-legged Partridge · Starling · Robin +50
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Great TitParus major
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Rabbit · Brown Hare · Muntjac
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
🐝Insects9 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Firebug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Black Clock · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Sphaerophoria +4
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025