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Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m east of Northwick Farm

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Magpie
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Magpie
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Mallard +99 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Mallard +99 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Southern Migrant Hawker, 16-spot Ladybird, Scarce Emerald Damselfly +76 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Migrant Hawker, 16-spot Ladybird, Scarce Emerald Damselfly +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Blue WalkWalking route

Named route

Curlews, Convicts & ContrabandWalking route

Named route

Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route

Named route

Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km

Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km

Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network

National Cycle Route 16 (proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route934 m

Named routeRef 16Length 934 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route742 m

Named routeRef 16Length 742 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 16Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route41 m

Named routeRef 16Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

28,570 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

28,570 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Teal · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Lapwing · Oystercatcher +52

TealAnas crecca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CootFulica atra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great TitParus major
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GadwallMareca strepera
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Cheilosia grossa · Eristalis pertinax

Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

28,570 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Teal · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Lapwing · Oystercatcher +52

TealAnas crecca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CootFulica atra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great TitParus major
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GadwallMareca strepera
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Cheilosia grossa · Eristalis pertinax

Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Northwick Farm

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✦Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit HillHistoric site4.8 km→🌱South Benfleet Playing FieldUrban park2.7 km→🏞️WAT TYLERCountry park3.2 km→🌱Wat Tyler Country ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Bowers MarshesUrban park2.1 km→🌱Canvey DykeUrban park3.1 km→

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