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Roman saltern 260m south east of Great Russell Head Farm, Canvey Island

2 ha

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ 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
🐕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

Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

5 activities

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, Carrion Crow +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Southern Migrant Hawker, 16-spot Ladybird, Scarce Emerald Damselfly +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Migrant Hawker, 16-spot Ladybird, Scarce Emerald Damselfly +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 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

Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km

Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km

Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network

National Cycle Route 16 (proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 16Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route41 m

Named routeRef 16Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

41,610 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

41,610 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Teal · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Starling · Shelduck +52

TealAnas crecca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
DunnockPrunella modularis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great TitParus major
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GadwallMareca strepera
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2026

Red Fox · Harvest Mouse

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

41,610 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Teal · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Starling · Shelduck +52

TealAnas crecca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
DunnockPrunella modularis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great TitParus major
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GadwallMareca strepera
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2026

Red Fox · Harvest Mouse

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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