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Gorwyn's Plantation

1 ha

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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
🌿Foraging 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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

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 — Avocet, Peregrine, Cetti's Warbler +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Avocet, Peregrine, Cetti's Warbler +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Black-tailed Skimmer +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Black-tailed Skimmer +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km

Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route181 m

Named routeRef 13Length 181 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route89 m

Named routeLength 89 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route18 m

Named routeLength 18 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks

N/ACycling route315 m

Named routeLength 315 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route118 m

Named routeLength 118 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,476 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,476 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds99 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Avocet · Peregrine · Cetti's Warbler · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +94

AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Red KiteMilvus milvus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WigeonMareca penelope
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
MagpiePica pica
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PochardAythya ferina
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RavenCorvus corax
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Barn OwlTyto alba
RookCorvus frugilegus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common GullLarus canus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
CuckooCuculus canorus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
PintailAnas acuta
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
QuailCoturnix coturnix
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2025

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🦎

Reptiles3 species

spring

2025

Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm

AdderVipera berus
Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

wintersummer

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummer

2025

Common Darter · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Black-tailed Skimmer · Fiery Clearwing · Banded Demoiselle +1

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Fiery ClearwingPyropteron chrysidiformis
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,476 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds99 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Avocet · Peregrine · Cetti's Warbler · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +94

AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Red KiteMilvus milvus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WigeonMareca penelope
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
MagpiePica pica
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PochardAythya ferina
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RavenCorvus corax
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Barn OwlTyto alba
RookCorvus frugilegus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common GullLarus canus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
CuckooCuculus canorus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
PintailAnas acuta
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
QuailCoturnix coturnix
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2025

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🦎

Reptiles3 species

spring

2025

Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm

AdderVipera berus
Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

wintersummer

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummer

2025

Common Darter · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Black-tailed Skimmer · Fiery Clearwing · Banded Demoiselle +1

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Fiery ClearwingPyropteron chrysidiformis
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Winfield · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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