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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Southend-on-Sea Getting here
51.55354, 0.70631
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Historic house museum Grade I listed building c. 1101
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 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 — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Swift +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Swift +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug, Hornet Hoverfly +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug, Hornet Hoverfly +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Hogweed +2 more foraging species
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Spear Thistle +10 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Spear Thistle +10 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Roach Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 Southend Ring Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Southend-on-Sea to Wallasea Island Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 53 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Prittle Brook Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 16 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
22,374 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,374 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Starling · Black-headed Gull +31
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Badger · Hedgehog +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Holly Blue · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,374 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Starling · Black-headed Gull +31
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Badger · Hedgehog +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Holly Blue · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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