Langdon Hills Country Park ✦ Ancient woodland 42 ha
🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 42 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Basildon Getting here
51.55800, 0.43718
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 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ 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
🍂 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 — Blackcap, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker +37 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackcap, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +58 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
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 · 15 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 Kingston Ridge public footpath · 610 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 610 m Path type: footway
Show on map Westley Heights public footpath · 54 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 54 m Path type: footway
Show on map Westley Heights public footpath · 512 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 512 m Path type: footway
Show on map 55 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 123 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 123 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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 27 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 Lee Chapel Lane bridleway · 615 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 615 m Path type: service
Show on map The Chase bridleway · 477 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 477 m Path type: service
Show on map The Bridleway bridleway · 15 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 15 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Pond in Willow Park, Langdon Nature Reserve
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Wildlife to spot
12,682 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,682 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 19 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackcap · Green Woodpecker · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie +14
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Badger · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Large White · Migrant Hawker · Peacock · Meadow Brown · Comma +44
Large White Pieris brassicae Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Peacock Aglais io Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Comma Polygonia c-album Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis Deptford Pink
Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,682 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 19 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackcap · Green Woodpecker · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie +14
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Badger · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Large White · Migrant Hawker · Peacock · Meadow Brown · Comma +44
Large White Pieris brassicae Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Peacock Aglais io Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Comma Polygonia c-album Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis Deptford Pink
Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Small White Pieris rapae
Small White Pieris rapae
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus
Wall Lasiommata megera
Wall Lasiommata megera
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
White Admiral Limenitis camilla
White Admiral Limenitis camilla
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album
White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens
Onthophagus coenobita Onthophagus coenobita
Onthophagus coenobita Onthophagus coenobita
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
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