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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.52139, 0.37808
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +29 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km▾
Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route181 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 181 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 13Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route315 m▾
Named routeLength 315 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route118 m▾
Named routeLength 118 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,512 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,512 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Small White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Large White · Emperor Dragonfly +17
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,512 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Small White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Large White · Emperor Dragonfly +17
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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