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⛳ Golf🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Paid entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › Southend-on-Sea Getting here
51.55526, 0.74413
Open directionsv 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 ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Spanish Bluebell · last seen 2018; Plants — Bluebell, Spanish Bluebell · last seen 2018
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 King Charles III England Coast Path: Southend-on-Sea to Wallasea Island Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Shopland Hall Road public footpath · 234 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 234 m Path type: service
Show on map 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 53 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Prittle Brook Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 42 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 42 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
9,125 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,125 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie +32
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Hornet Hoverfly · Firebug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax +13
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,125 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie +32
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Hornet Hoverfly · Firebug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax +13
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2025
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2025
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2025
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2025
Hoverfly Syrphidae2025
Hoverfly Syrphidae2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2023
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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