Nevendon Bushes ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Basildon Getting here
51.58156, 0.50417
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Moorhen +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Moorhen +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Pyramidal Orchid, Hyacinthoides · last seen 2018
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Rosemary Beetle, Jet Ant +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Rosemary Beetle, Jet Ant +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 16 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 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
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footpath by Burnt Mills Road, Nevendon
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Wildlife to spot
4,117 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,117 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Herring Gull +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Little Egret Egretta garzetta Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · frogs and toads
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo frogs and toads Anura2025 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Jet Ant · Harlequin Ladybird · Large White · 7-spot Ladybird · St Marks Fly +24
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Large White Pieris brassicae 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata St Marks Fly Bibio marci Peacock Aglais io Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,117 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Herring Gull +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Little Egret Egretta garzetta Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · frogs and toads
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo frogs and toads Anura2025 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Jet Ant · Harlequin Ladybird · Large White · 7-spot Ladybird · St Marks Fly +24
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Large White Pieris brassicae 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata St Marks Fly Bibio marci Peacock Aglais io Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug
Red-legged Shieldbug
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Necrobia violacea Necrobia violacea
Necrobia violacea Necrobia violacea
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Tanymecus palliatus Tanymecus palliatus2024
Tanymecus palliatus Tanymecus palliatus2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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