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St. Laurence Park
19 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha
Getting here
51.56359, 0.68688
Open directionsv
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Magpie, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Swift, Magpie, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper +95 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle +11 more · last seen 2023
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Prittle Brook CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 16 (proposed)Cycling 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
About this urban park
St. Laurence Park is a urban park covering 19 hectares.
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
St Laurence and All Saints Church
Photos
St Laurence and All Saints Church
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
🅿️Parking
St Laurence Park · Free · 177m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Palmate Newt
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Lissotriton helveticus2020
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