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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha
Getting here
51.56359, 0.68688
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 129m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 129m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Magpie, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Swift, Magpie, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Roach Valley WalkWalking 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
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Prittle Brook CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 16 (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
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
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St Laurence and All Saints Church
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Wildlife to spot
17,753 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,753 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Mallard +16
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals8 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog +3
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Wood Mouse
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Green Shieldbug · Holly Blue · Eristalis tenax · Batman Hoverfly · Small White +15
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Small WhitePieris rapae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,753 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Mallard +16
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals8 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog +3
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Wood Mouse
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Green Shieldbug · Holly Blue · Eristalis tenax · Batman Hoverfly · Small White +15
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Small WhitePieris rapae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris20252025
2025
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2025Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025