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St Mary's Church

📷 John Salmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Oystercatcher
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Asda Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Oystercatcher
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Asda Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow +84 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, Oxycarenus +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Firebug, 7-spot Ladybird, Oxycarenus +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The BroomwayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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

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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 53Cycling route

Named routeRef 53Local 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

Main RouteCycling route165 m

Named routeRef 16Length 165 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

23,968 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,968 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Starling +51

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Common Pipistrelle

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,968 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Starling +51

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Common Pipistrelle

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐝

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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📷 John Salmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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