Moat at Basildon Hall 0 ha
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51.56915, 0.46897
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Moat scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground on site — 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +93 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Cow Parsley, Common Ragwort +3 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Cow Parsley, Common Ragwort +3 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thames Estuary Path Walking route 46.6 km ▾
Named route Length 46.6 km National walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-Sea Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 123 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 123 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 181 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 181 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 934 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 934 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 29 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 29 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,210 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,210 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Magpie · Tawny Owl · Robin · Green Woodpecker · Carrion Crow +43
Magpie Pica pica Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus2024 Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Brown Hare +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tree Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Southern Green Shieldbug · Small Garden Bumblebee · Gatekeeper +15
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Swollen-thighed Beetle Deptford Pink
Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,210 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Magpie · Tawny Owl · Robin · Green Woodpecker · Carrion Crow +43
Magpie Pica pica Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus2024 Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Brown Hare +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tree Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Southern Green Shieldbug · Small Garden Bumblebee · Gatekeeper +15
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Swollen-thighed Beetle Deptford Pink
Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Oedemera nobilis
Oedemera nobilis
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2024
Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024 