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Imperial Birds of Prey Academy

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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
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
☕Tiptree Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
☕Tiptree Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingToilets

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9 activities

Farm visits

Very strong match

Zoo or animal collection

Varies

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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Bumblebee, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Bumblebee, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

Granites Chasepublic footpath · 583 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 583 mPath type: service

🚴

Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

National Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route123 m

Named routeRef 13Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route181 m

Named routeRef 13Length 181 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route934 m

Named routeRef 16Length 934 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,448 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,448 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds42 species

summer

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +37

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025

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Insects2 species

springsummer

2026

Rhaphigaster nebulosa · Jersey Tiger

Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,448 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

summer

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +37

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025

🐝

Insects2 species

springsummer

2026

Rhaphigaster nebulosa · Jersey Tiger

Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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