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Shoeburyness and Thorpe Bay Baptist Church

📷 David Kemp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 164m away — 18 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 164m away — 18 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Magpie +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Magpie +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Firebug, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Firebug, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The BroomwayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Southend RingWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Southend-on-Sea to Wallasea IslandWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 53Cycling route

Named routeRef 53Local cycle route

Route 57Cycling route

Named routeRef 57Local cycle route

National Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network

National Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route42 m

Named routeRef 16Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route27 m

Named routeRef 16Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

30,000 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,000 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Coot · Little Grebe · Turnstone · Moorhen +48

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,000 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Coot · Little Grebe · Turnstone · Moorhen +48

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Kemp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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