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Magdalen Green

📷 Duncan Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.79665, 1.14916

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Blackbird, Starling +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Blackbird, Starling +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Box Tree Moth, Ischnopterapion loti, Firebug +75 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Ischnopterapion loti, Firebug +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Daisy, Squirreltail Fescue, Field Bindweed +262 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Daisy, Squirreltail Fescue, Field Bindweed +262 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Smooth Hawk's-beard, Bristly Oxtongue, Bramble +27 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lambeth Walkpublic footpath · 73 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 73 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 150Cycling route
Named routeRef 150National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 150Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route378 m
Named routeRef 150Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route34 m
Named routeRef 150Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 150Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route420 m
Named routeRef 150Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Magdalen Green toilets and Post Office

📷 Duncan Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Magdalen Green toilets and Post Office

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🌱Sensory GardenUrban park1.2 km→🌱Garden of RemembranceUrban park1.1 km→🌱The Rose GardenUrban park1.1 km→🌱1920s GardenUrban park1.2 km→🌱Mediterranean GardenUrban park1.2 km→✦Martello tower E, 300m south west of junction of Marine Parade West and Wash Lane, Clacton-on-SeaHistoric site1.9 km→

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