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Places › England › Eastern › Basildon Getting here
51.62771, 0.42079
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Yaus — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Yaus — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, 14-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, 14-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 13
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
St Peter's Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 123 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 123 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 35 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 35 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 364 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 364 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 377 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 377 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
28,835 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,835 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Starling · Robin · Magpie +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly · Bibio lanigerus · Meliscaeva cinctella · Epistrophe eligans · 2-spot Ladybird +3
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Varied Carpet Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,835 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Starling · Robin · Magpie +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly · Bibio lanigerus · Meliscaeva cinctella · Epistrophe eligans · 2-spot Ladybird +3
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Varied Carpet Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthrenus verbasci
Anthrenus verbasci
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 