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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.78591, 1.15134
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Tea at the Tower — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Tea at the Tower — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Swift +87 more · last seen 2025; Coastal cliffs — seabirds and cliff-nesting species
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Swift +87 more · last seen 2025; Maritime cliff and slope priority habitat
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, Large White, Small White +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Mallow, Ribwort Plantain, Bramble +143 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Kings Promenadepublic footpath · 890 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 890 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
14 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
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Garden, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
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