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Paddocks Recreation Ground

📷 John Rostron · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.51913, 0.59147

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 161m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Avocet, Herring Gull +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Avocet, Herring Gull +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Box Tree Moth, Holly Blue, Blue-tailed Damselfly +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Holly Blue, Blue-tailed Damselfly +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Common Mallow, Ribwort Plantain +1 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, Common Mallow, Ribwort Plantain +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Blue WalkWalking route
Named route
Curlews, Convicts & ContrabandWalking route
Named route
Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route
Named route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 16Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route177 m
Named routeRef 16Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface cobbles
Main RouteCycling route441 m
Named routeRef 16Length 441 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Paddocks Clinic, Canvey Island

📷 John Rostron · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Paddocks Clinic, Canvey Island

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit HillHistoric site3.3 km→🌱South Benfleet Playing FieldUrban park4.1 km→🌱Leigh Hill GardenUrban park4.9 km→🌱The GardensUrban park4.9 km→🌱Canvey DykeUrban park1.1 km→🏞️HADLEIGH CASTLECountry park2.6 km→

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