Langdon Hills Country Park 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Basildon Getting here
51.54980, 0.44557
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🚻 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 — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackcap, Green Woodpecker +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackcap, Green Woodpecker +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Knapweed, Meadow Vetchling +38 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Knapweed, Meadow Vetchling +38 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
toilets, picnic area
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 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 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Chase bridleway · 400 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 400 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map The Bridleway bridleway · 869 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 869 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos One Tree Hill, Langdon Hills
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Wildlife to spot
16,542 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,542 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackcap · Green Woodpecker · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +26
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
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 autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Southern Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Green-veined White · Large White · Comma +37
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Green-veined White Pieris napi Large White Pieris brassicae Comma Polygonia c-album Marbled White Melanargia galathea Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Deptford Pink
Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,542 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackcap · Green Woodpecker · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +26
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
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 autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Southern Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Green-veined White · Large White · Comma +37
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Green-veined White Pieris napi Large White Pieris brassicae Comma Polygonia c-album Marbled White Melanargia galathea Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Deptford Pink
Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
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
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
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
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
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
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
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
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
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens
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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