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Memorial Garden

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📷 David Kemp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.54379, 0.67909

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 183m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 183m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlaygroundToilets

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8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

King Charles III England Coast Path: Southend-on-Sea to Wallasea IslandWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 53Cycling route

Named routeRef 53Local cycle route

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

Wildlife to spot

28,178 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

28,178 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds42 species

autumnwinter

2026

Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher · Turnstone · Dark-bellied Brent Goose +37

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025

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Mammals5 species

winter

2026

Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

28,178 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumnwinter

2026

Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher · Turnstone · Dark-bellied Brent Goose +37

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winter

2026

Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Kemp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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