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Pleasant Drive Open Space

3 ha

WildlifeBirdsDogs

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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51.63252, 0.40111

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Juniper Shieldbug, Bibio lanigerus +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Juniper Shieldbug, Bibio lanigerus +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

St Peter's WayWalking route66 km

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route123 m

Named routeRef 13Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route321 m

Named routeRef 13Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route194 m

Named routeRef 13Length 194 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route107 m

Named routeRef 13Length 107 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

32,121 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,121 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Starling · Pied Wagtail +52

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CootFulica atra2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025

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Insects8 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Bibio lanigerus · Meliscaeva cinctella · Epistrophe eligans · 2-spot Ladybird +3

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Varied Carpet Beetle

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,121 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Starling · Pied Wagtail +52

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CootFulica atra2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025

🐝

Insects8 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Bibio lanigerus · Meliscaeva cinctella · Epistrophe eligans · 2-spot Ladybird +3

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Varied Carpet Beetle

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trees in Meadow, nr Pleasant Drive, Billericay

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