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East Street Park

2 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.47683, 0.30436

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕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

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Mallard, Dunnock +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Dunnock +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 13

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dotted Bee-fly, Eristalis pertinax · last seen 2026; Insects — Dotted Bee-fly, Eristalis pertinax · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LOOP link to Purfleet stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route

Named route

Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km

Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km

Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

148 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North)Cycling route

Named route

National Cycle Network Route 137Cycling route

Named routeRef 137Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Dartford Crossing Shuttle (South)Cycling route

Named route

NCN 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

52,272 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

52,272 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winterspring

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Dunnock · House Sparrow +37

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TealAnas crecca
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Dotted Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax

Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

52,272 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winterspring

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Dunnock · House Sparrow +37

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TealAnas crecca
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Dotted Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax

Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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