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Marshall Close Allotments

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.55396, 0.63127

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

3 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood +74 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Accessible Route, Rayleigh MountWalking route600 m

Gravel path with inclines around Rayleigh Mount. AccessAble: https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/access-guides/rayleigh-mount-the-mount-national-trust

Named routeLength 600 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Blue WalkWalking route
Named route
Roach Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Southend RingWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Prittle Brook CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 16 (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 16Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

New house, Cosgrove Avenue

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New house, Cosgrove Avenue

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit HillHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Edward's Hall ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldUrban park3.8 km→🌱Leigh Hill GardenUrban park2.2 km→🌱The GardensUrban park2.2 km→🌱Blenheim ParkUrban park2.3 km→

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