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Places › England › Eastern › Thurrock Getting here
51.47383, 0.39099
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 257m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 257m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Hornet Robberfly, Firebug +261 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Hornet Robberfly, Firebug +261 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Borage · last seen 2021; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Borage · last seen 2021
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hoo Peninsula Path Walking route ▾
Thames Estuary Path Walking route 46.6 km ▾
Named route Length 46.6 km National walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to Woolwich Walking route 76 km ▾
Named route Ref ECP Length 76 km National walking route
Show on map 103 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 177 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 76 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 76 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 86 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 86 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Former church of St James, West Tilbury
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Wildlife to spot
6,378 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,378 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Goldfinch · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Water Vole · Badger
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Badger Meles meles Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hornet Robberfly · Firebug · Common Darter · Shrill Carder Bee · Speckled Bush-cricket +3
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,378 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Goldfinch · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Water Vole · Badger
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Badger Meles meles Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hornet Robberfly · Firebug · Common Darter · Shrill Carder Bee · Speckled Bush-cricket +3
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Migrant Hawker
Migrant Hawker
Aeshna mixta2024
Aeshna mixta2024
Monoceros Beetle Notoxus monoceros2024
Monoceros Beetle Notoxus monoceros2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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