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Remains of St Mary the Virgin's Church

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📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦114+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦114+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +111 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +111 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Strong match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Maldon to Salcott; Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Maldon to Salcott

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Historic gardens

Good match

Historic site with public access

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

King Charles III England Coast Path: Maldon to SalcottWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Burnham-on-Crouch to MaldonWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United KingdomCycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route900 m

Named routeRef 1Length 900 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route449 m

Named routeRef 1Length 449 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route705 m

Named routeRef 1Length 705 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

77,660 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

77,660 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds87 species

winter

2025

Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Woodpigeon · Peregrine +82

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MagpiePica pica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GadwallMareca strepera
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TealAnas crecca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common GullLarus canus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RedshankTringa totanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
SmewMergellus albellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CurlewNumenius arquata
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PintailAnas acuta
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Barn OwlTyto alba
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
CootFulica atra
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
RuffCalidris pugnax
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ScaupAythya marila
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
RookCorvus frugilegus
CorncrakeCrex crex

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Insects4 species

spring

2026

Anthocomus fasciatus · Poecilus cupreus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis intricaria

Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus
Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

77,660 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds87 species

winter

2025

Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Woodpigeon · Peregrine +82

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MagpiePica pica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GadwallMareca strepera
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TealAnas crecca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common GullLarus canus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RedshankTringa totanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
SmewMergellus albellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CurlewNumenius arquata
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PintailAnas acuta
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Barn OwlTyto alba
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
CootFulica atra
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
RuffCalidris pugnax
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ScaupAythya marila
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
RookCorvus frugilegus
CorncrakeCrex crex

🐝

Insects4 species

spring

2026

Anthocomus fasciatus · Poecilus cupreus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis intricaria

Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus
Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St. Mary the Virgin; the parish church of Salcott

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