Langdon Hills Country Park ✦ Ancient woodland 29 ha
🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 29 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Basildon Getting here
51.54579, 0.43869
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ One Tree Hill Country Park 13m away — 14 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ One Tree Hill Country Park 13m away — 14 car parks within reach £ 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
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Knapweed, Meadow Vetchling +38 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackcap, Robin +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackcap, Robin +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Common Sorrel, Meadowsweet +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Thames Estuary Path Walking route 46.6 km ▾
Named route Length 46.6 km National 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 Westley Heights public footpath · 512 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 512 m Path type: footway
Show on map 54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 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 181 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 181 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 934 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 934 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 29 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 29 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 794 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 794 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Southway bridleway · 322 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 322 m Surface unpaved Path type: service
Show on map The Chase bridleway · 400 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 400 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Little Kingston bridleway · 278 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 278 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Track in Northlands Wood, Langdon Hills Country Park
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Wildlife to spot
14,746 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,746 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Green Woodpecker · Robin · Magpie +25
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Skylark Alauda arvensis Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Southern Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Common Darter · Marbled White · Meadow Brown +34
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Marbled White Melanargia galathea Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Large White Pieris brassicae Comma Polygonia c-album Deptford Pink
Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,746 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Green Woodpecker · Robin · Magpie +25
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Skylark Alauda arvensis Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Southern Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Common Darter · Marbled White · Meadow Brown +34
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Marbled White Melanargia galathea Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Large White Pieris brassicae Comma Polygonia c-album Deptford Pink
Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus
Small White Pieris rapae
Small White Pieris rapae
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Wall Lasiommata megera
Wall Lasiommata megera
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album
White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola
White Admiral Limenitis camilla
White Admiral Limenitis camilla
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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