Southchurch Hall moated site 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
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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.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
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 ☕ The Barking Crew Coffee House — 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 ☕ The Barking Crew Coffee House — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 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, Mute Swan, Red-crested Pochard +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Red-crested Pochard +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Firebug, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Firebug, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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 25 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 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 42 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 42 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Photos Southchurch Hall, Southend (north-west elevation)
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Wildlife to spot
6,817 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,817 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Starling · Oystercatcher · Woodpigeon · Turnstone +39
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Brent Goose Branta bernicla Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Firebug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +12
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Ophion obscuratus Ophion obscuratus Jersey Tiger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,817 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Starling · Oystercatcher · Woodpigeon · Turnstone +39
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Brent Goose Branta bernicla Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Firebug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +12
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Ophion obscuratus Ophion obscuratus Jersey Tiger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Euplagia quadripunctaria
Euplagia quadripunctaria
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Hoverfly Syrphidae
Hoverfly Syrphidae
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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