King George V Playing Field 8 ha
Plan your visit
🛝 Family🎠 Play🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Getting here
51.58541, 0.60880
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 32+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Black-tailed Godwit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 32+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Black-tailed Godwit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Batman Hoverfly +97 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 4 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 7 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 441 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 441 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 195 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 195 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
32,197 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,197 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Pochard · Pintail +8
Wigeon Mareca penelope Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Black Clock · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Calathus rotundicollis · Nebria brevicollis +3
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,197 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Pochard · Pintail +8
Wigeon Mareca penelope Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Black Clock · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Calathus rotundicollis · Nebria brevicollis +3
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025 