🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Basildon Getting here
51.63288, 0.42035
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 279m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 279m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
St Peter's Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map Footpath 25 public footpath · 132 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 132 m Path type: footway
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 123 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 123 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 321 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 321 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 194 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 194 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 107 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 107 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
28,621 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,621 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Starling +37
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva cinctella · Epistrophe eligans · Bibio lanigerus · 2-spot Ladybird +4
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Varied Carpet Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,621 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Starling +37
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva cinctella · Epistrophe eligans · Bibio lanigerus · 2-spot Ladybird +4
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Varied Carpet Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthrenus verbasci
Anthrenus verbasci
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025 