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Places › England › Eastern › Basildon Getting here
51.59625, 0.49621
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 424m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 424m away — 6 car parks within reach £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Holly Blue, Lily Beetle +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Holly Blue, Lily Beetle +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Nuttall's Waterweed +13 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Nuttall's Waterweed +13 more · last seen 2018
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths 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 41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 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 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Borwick Lane byway open to all traffic · 306 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 306 m Path type: service
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Wildlife to spot
3,272 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,272 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Swallow · Blackcap +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Mystacides longicornis · 10-spot Ladybird · Pseudovadonia livida · Southern Green Shieldbug · Limnephilus marmoratus +28
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2023 Pseudovadonia livida Pseudovadonia livida2023 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2023 Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,272 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Swallow · Blackcap +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Mystacides longicornis · 10-spot Ladybird · Pseudovadonia livida · Southern Green Shieldbug · Limnephilus marmoratus +28
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2023 Pseudovadonia livida Pseudovadonia livida2023 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2023 Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Notaris scirpi Notaris scirpi2024
Notaris scirpi Notaris scirpi2024
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre2024
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre2024
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
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2023
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2023
Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle Psylliodes chrysocephala2023
Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle Psylliodes chrysocephala2023
Drosophila immigrans Drosophila immigrans2023
Drosophila immigrans Drosophila immigrans2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2023
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2023
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2023
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2023
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2023
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Pseudocistela ceramboides Pseudocistela ceramboides2023
Pseudocistela ceramboides Pseudocistela ceramboides2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2023
Rhagonycha lutea Rhagonycha lutea2023
Rhagonycha lutea Rhagonycha lutea2023
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis2023
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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