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📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.55286, 0.44523

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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
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN National Route 13
  • 🐕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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackcap, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackcap, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Knapweed, Meadow Vetchling +38 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Knapweed, Meadow Vetchling +38 more · last seen 2024

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 13

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
🚴

Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route123 m
Named routeRef 13Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route181 m
Named routeRef 13Length 181 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route934 m
Named routeRef 16Length 934 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 13Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Chasebridleway · 400 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 400 mPath type: bridleway
The Bridlewaybridleway · 869 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 869 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dry Street Memorial Church

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dry Street Memorial Church

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