Langdon Hills Country Park 11 ha
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51.55455, 0.42532
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Westley Heights 11m away — 16 car parks within reach, toilets nearby 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Westley Heights 11m away — 16 car parks within reach, toilets nearby £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackcap, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackcap, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Meadow Vetchling, Common Knapweed +39 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Meadow Vetchling, Common Knapweed +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 19 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 · 54 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 54 m Path type: footway
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 · 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 14 public paths nearby
Public paths
Southway bridleway · 322 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 322 m Surface unpaved Path type: service
Show on map Lee Chapel Lane bridleway · 615 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 615 m Path type: service
Show on map Woodgrange Avenue bridleway · 76 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 76 m Path type: service
Show on map Beeleigh Avenue bridleway · 115 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 115 m Path type: residential
Show on map Kingston Hill bridleway · 176 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 176 m Path type: residential
Show on map Photos Seats in Westley Heights country park
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Wildlife to spot
24,315 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,315 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Wren +22
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Large White · Southern Migrant Hawker · Speckled Wood · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter +50
Large White Pieris brassicae2025 Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2025 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Peacock Aglais io Adder's-tongue
Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,315 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Wren +22
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Large White · Southern Migrant Hawker · Speckled Wood · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter +50
Large White Pieris brassicae2025 Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2025 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Peacock Aglais io Adder's-tongue
Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2025
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Green-veined White Pieris napi2025
Green-veined White Pieris napi2025
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2025
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2025
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2025
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Wall Lasiommata megera2025
Wall Lasiommata megera2025
Small White Pieris rapae2025
Small White Pieris rapae2025
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2025
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2025
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2025
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2025
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2025
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2025
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2025
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
White Admiral Limenitis camilla2025
White Admiral Limenitis camilla2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2025
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2025
White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album2025
White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album2025
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2025
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Aphanisticus pusillus Aphanisticus pusillus2025
Aphanisticus pusillus Aphanisticus pusillus2025
Batracomorphus allionii Batracomorphus allionii2025
Batracomorphus allionii Batracomorphus allionii2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2025
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2025
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2025
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida2025
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida2025
Lackey Malacosoma neustria2025
Lackey Malacosoma neustria2025
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2025
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