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Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › Southend-on-Sea Getting here
51.56391, 0.69605
Open directionsv 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 🌿 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 🦉 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 — Swift, Magpie, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Magpie, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +91 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Box Tree Moth, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Spear Thistle +11 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Spear Thistle +11 more · last seen 2023
Free
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Hogweed +2 more foraging species
Varies
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 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Show on map 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 Photos South Road, Southend Airport
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Wildlife to spot
18,663 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,663 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Blue Tit +21
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles Wood Mouse Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Batman Hoverfly · Firebug · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +13
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,663 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Blue Tit +21
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles Wood Mouse Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Batman Hoverfly · Firebug · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +13
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect
Cuckoo-Spit Insect
Philaenus spumarius2025
Philaenus spumarius2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Small White Pieris rapae2025
Small White Pieris rapae2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 