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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
51.60735, 0.69622
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Black-tailed Godwit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 251m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Black-tailed Godwit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 251m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit, Wigeon +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit, Wigeon +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Hawthorn Shieldbug +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Roach Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Southend RingWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Southend-on-Sea to Wallasea IslandWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Rear of Albert Road footpath (unclassified)public footpath · 436 m▾
Dirt foothpath, usually overgrown during the summer and muddy during winter.
Public pathpublic footpathLength 436 mSurface groundPath type: footway
Church Roadpublic footpath · 93 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 93 mPath type: service
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,077 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,077 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Pochard · Mediterranean Gull +14
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PochardAythya ferina
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DotterelEudromias morinellus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Seal · Weasel · Red Fox
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- WeaselMustela nivalis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Batman Hoverfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Eriosoma lanuginosum +4
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Eriosoma lanuginosumEriosoma lanuginosum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eupeodes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,077 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Pochard · Mediterranean Gull +14
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PochardAythya ferina
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DotterelEudromias morinellus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Seal · Weasel · Red Fox
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- WeaselMustela nivalis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Batman Hoverfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Eriosoma lanuginosum +4
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Eriosoma lanuginosumEriosoma lanuginosum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eupeodes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes
Eupeodes
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