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Crossways Park

4 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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51.77987, 1.11904

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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 on site — 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 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

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 — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Barn Owl +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Barn Owl +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Firebug, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Firebug, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

Alton Park Roadpublic footpath · 35 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 35 mPath type: service

Jaywick Sands Promenadepublic footpath · 744 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 744 mSurface concretePath type: cycleway

Alton Park Lanepublic footpath · 586 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 586 mPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 150Cycling route

Named routeRef 150National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route36 m

Named routeRef 150Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route34 m

Named routeRef 150Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route2.8 km

Named routeRef 150Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route420 m

Named routeRef 150Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 150Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

9,847 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,847 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

springautumn

2025

Barn Owl · Herring Gull · Nightingale · Mediterranean Gull · Woodpigeon +65

Barn OwlTyto alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
PochardAythya ferina2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RavenCorvus corax
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
CootFulica atra2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
SwiftApus apus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Great TitParus major2024

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2025

Adder · Indet. Snake

AdderVipera berus
Indet. SnakeSerpentes2024

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummer

2025

Firebug · Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Scaeva pyrastri · Sphaerophoria +3

FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,847 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

springautumn

2025

Barn Owl · Herring Gull · Nightingale · Mediterranean Gull · Woodpigeon +65

Barn OwlTyto alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
PochardAythya ferina2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RavenCorvus corax
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
CootFulica atra2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
SwiftApus apus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Great TitParus major2024

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2025

Adder · Indet. Snake

AdderVipera berus
Indet. SnakeSerpentes2024

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummer

2025

Firebug · Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Scaeva pyrastri · Sphaerophoria +3

FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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