King George V Playing Field ✦ Ancient woodland 59 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 59 ha
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51.55784, 0.58085
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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, Swift, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Swift, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Thistle, Cow Parsley, Oak +24 more · last seen 2024
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Oak, Common Sorrel, Dandelion +3 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Azure Damselfly +110 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Azure Damselfly +110 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 23 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 Blue Walk Walking route ▾
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 Grey Walk public footpath · 223 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 223 m Path type: footway
Show on map Golf Course Right of Way public footpath · 249 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 249 m Surface earth Path type: footway
Show on map Footpath 13 public footpath · 1.6 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.6 km Surface ground Path type: footway
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Prittle Brook Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 16 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 177 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 177 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface cobbles
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 441 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 441 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 23 public paths nearby
Public paths
Lime Road bridleway · 42 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 42 m Path type: service
Show on map Rhoda Road North bridleway · 109 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 109 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Bowers Road bridleway · 51 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 51 m Path type: service
Show on map Clarence Road bridleway · 64 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 64 m Path type: service
Show on map Downer Road bridleway · 44 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 44 m Surface unpaved Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Field south of Thundersley Glen
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Wildlife to spot
8,550 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,550 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Swift +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Harvest Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Marsh Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Calathus rotundicollis · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 2-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Deptford Pink · Thistle · Broad-leaved Dock · Oak · Meadow Buttercup +12
Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria Thistle Cirsium2024 Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024 Oak Quercus2024 Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024 Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,550 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Swift +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Harvest Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Marsh Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Calathus rotundicollis · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 2-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Deptford Pink · Thistle · Broad-leaved Dock · Oak · Meadow Buttercup +12
Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria Thistle Cirsium2024 Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024 Oak Quercus2024 Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024 Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Great Green Bush-cricket
Great Green Bush-cricket
Tettigonia viridissima2025
Tettigonia viridissima2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2025
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2025
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2024
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2024
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis2024
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024 