Langdon Hills Country Park 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Basildon Getting here
51.55276, 0.45767
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 262m away — 4 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 🅿️ Parking 262m away — 4 car parks within reach £ 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
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blackcap +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blackcap +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Hairy Dragonfly, Four-spotted Chaser +248 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Common Knapweed, Yellow-rattle +25 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Common Knapweed, Yellow-rattle +25 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Sorrel, Blackthorn, Hogweed +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 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 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
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Wildlife to spot
11,751 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,751 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackcap · Green Woodpecker · Robin · Magpie +33
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus Southern Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Glow-worm · Emperor Dragonfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly +12
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Deptford Pink
Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,751 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackcap · Green Woodpecker · Robin · Magpie +33
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus Southern Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Glow-worm · Emperor Dragonfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly +12
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Deptford Pink
Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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