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Places › England › Eastern › Basildon Getting here
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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🦉 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, Blackbird, Robin +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Nuttall's Waterweed +46 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Nuttall's Waterweed +46 more · last seen 2019
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Lily Beetle, Holly Blue +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Lily Beetle, Holly Blue +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bulrush, Pedunculate Oak, Bramble +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Oak Chase public footpath · 81 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 81 m Path type: service
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Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
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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 934 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 934 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 576 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 576 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,191 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,191 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Starling · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Swift Apus apus2022 Great Tit Parus major2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Common Shrew +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Shrew Sorex araneus2021 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Ivy Bee · Southern Green Shieldbug · Rosemary Beetle · Lily Beetle · Box Tree Moth +6
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2023 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021 Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,191 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Starling · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Swift Apus apus2022 Great Tit Parus major2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Common Shrew +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Shrew Sorex araneus2021 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Ivy Bee · Southern Green Shieldbug · Rosemary Beetle · Lily Beetle · Box Tree Moth +6
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2023 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021 Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger
Badger
Meles meles2021
Meles meles2021
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2021
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2021 2021
2021
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre2024
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2022
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2022
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2022
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2022
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2021
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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