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Places › England › Eastern › Rochford Getting here
51.61140, 0.57030
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 61m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 61m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Field Grasshopper, Dock Bug +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Field Grasshopper, Dock Bug +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Accessible Route, Rayleigh Mount Walking route 600 m ▾
Gravel path with inclines around Rayleigh Mount.
AccessAble: https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/access-guides/rayleigh-mount-the-mount-national-trust
Named route Length 600 m Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
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Named route Local walking route
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2,836 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,836 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus Roesel's Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper · Dock Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head +9
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025 Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,836 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus Roesel's Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper · Dock Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head +9
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025 Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 