Fairview Playing Field 10 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Getting here
51.59281, 0.61853
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Black-tailed Godwit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 119m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Black-tailed Godwit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 119m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +98 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Accessible Route, Rayleigh Mount Walking route 600 m ▾
Gravel path with inclines around Rayleigh Mount.
AccessAble: https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/access-guides/rayleigh-mount-the-mount-national-trust
Named route Length 600 m Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Blue Walk Walking route ▾
Roach Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 Southend Ring Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Prittle Brook Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Napier Road bridleway · 268 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 268 m Path type: track
Show on map Napier Road bridleway · 72 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 72 m Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
15,701 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,701 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Pochard · Pintail +14
Wigeon Mareca penelope Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Mole · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Calathus rotundicollis · Black Clock · Stomis pumicatus · Nebria brevicollis +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Stomis pumicatus Stomis pumicatus Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,701 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Pochard · Pintail +14
Wigeon Mareca penelope Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Mole · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Calathus rotundicollis · Black Clock · Stomis pumicatus · Nebria brevicollis +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Stomis pumicatus Stomis pumicatus Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025 