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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › Southend-on-Sea Getting here
51.54981, 0.73805
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 🐕 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 🐕 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
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Spanish Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed +1 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Bluebell, Spanish Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed +1 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 25 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
10,586 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,586 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Robin · Carrion Crow +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Hornet Hoverfly · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly +9
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Batman Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,586 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Robin · Carrion Crow +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Hornet Hoverfly · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly +9
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Batman Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myathropa florea2025
Myathropa florea2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2025
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Hoverfly Syrphidae2025
Hoverfly Syrphidae2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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