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Places › England › Eastern › Rochford Getting here
51.60121, 0.66965
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Rochford Hundred Rugby Club 376m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Rochford Hundred Rugby Club 376m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +94 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Ringlet, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 6 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 Roach Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 Clements Gardens public footpath · 322 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 322 m Path type: service
Show on map 16 public paths nearby
Public paths
Magnolia Road byway open to all traffic · 731 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 731 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Magnolia Road byway open to all traffic · 134 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 134 m Surface dirt Path type: service
Show on map 40 bridleway · 134 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 134 m Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
Show on map Victor Gardens bridleway · 238 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 238 m Path type: service
Show on map Magnolia Road byway open to all traffic · 30 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 30 m Surface concrete Path type: service
Show on map Photos Glencroft Open Space, Hawkwell
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12,013 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,013 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird +24
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Weasel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Weasel Mustela nivalis2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 🐝 Insects 40 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Glow-worm · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Sphaerophoria scripta +35
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,013 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird +24
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Weasel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Weasel Mustela nivalis2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 🐝 Insects 40 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Glow-worm · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Sphaerophoria scripta +35
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2025
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2025
Stomis pumicatus Stomis pumicatus
Stomis pumicatus Stomis pumicatus
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Cow Wheat Shieldbug Adomerus biguttatus2025
Cow Wheat Shieldbug Adomerus biguttatus2025
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2025
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum2025
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa2025
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025
Bibio leucopterus Bibio leucopterus2025
Bibio leucopterus Bibio leucopterus2025
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2025
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Polydrusus cervinus Polydrusus cervinus2025
Polydrusus cervinus Polydrusus cervinus2025 