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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Basildon Getting here
51.59662, 0.52114
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 166m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 166m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Starling, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Jet Ant, 7-spot Ladybird +81 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Jet Ant, 7-spot Ladybird +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Thames Estuary Path Walking route 46.6 km ▾
Named route Length 46.6 km National 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 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 934 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 934 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 45 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 45 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 583 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 583 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 742 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 742 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,128 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,128 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Jet Ant · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Green Shieldbug · Lesser Stag Beetle · Limnephilus marmoratus +20
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,128 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Jet Ant · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Green Shieldbug · Lesser Stag Beetle · Limnephilus marmoratus +20
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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