St Peter's and St Pauls Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › Thurrock Getting here
51.52387, 0.40484
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 on site — 12 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 on site — 12 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
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Hairy Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +277 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Hairy Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +277 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Goldfinch +10 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Goldfinch +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Adder's-tongue · last seen 2025; Plants — Adder's-tongue · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-Sea Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
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Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 181 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 181 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 13 Length 29 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 794 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 794 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 13 Length 1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 315 m ▾
Named route Length 315 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,747 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,747 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 5 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Collared Dove
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird +99
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,747 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 5 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Collared Dove
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird +99
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dock Bug
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus2025
Coreus marginatus2025
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Larinus turbinatus Larinus turbinatus
Larinus turbinatus Larinus turbinatus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum2025
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Clover Leaf Weevil Hypera postica
Clover Leaf Weevil Hypera postica
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus2025
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus2025
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus2025
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis2025
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes2025
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes2025
Pantaloon Bee Dasypoda hirtipes2025
Pantaloon Bee Dasypoda hirtipes2025
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2025
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2025
Green-eyed Flower Bee Anthophora bimaculata2025
Green-eyed Flower Bee Anthophora bimaculata2025
Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus
Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata
Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Suillia affinis Suillia affinis2025
Suillia affinis Suillia affinis2025
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus2025
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Protapion Protapion2025
Protapion Protapion2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Cantharis Cantharis2025
Cantharis Cantharis2025
Tephrochlamys flavipes Tephrochlamys flavipes2025
Tephrochlamys flavipes Tephrochlamys flavipes2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Hypera miles Hypera miles2025
Hypera miles Hypera miles2025
Stictopleurus Stictopleurus2025
Stictopleurus Stictopleurus2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2025
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Ophonus ardosiacus Ophonus ardosiacus2025
Ophonus ardosiacus Ophonus ardosiacus2025
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2025
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Bee Wolf Philanthus triangulum2025
Bee Wolf Philanthus triangulum2025
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis2025
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Common Spiny Digger Wasp Oxybelus uniglumis2025
Common Spiny Digger Wasp Oxybelus uniglumis2025
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2025
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Pipizella viduata Pipizella viduata2025
Pipizella viduata Pipizella viduata2025
Cryptocephalus pusillus Cryptocephalus pusillus2025
Cryptocephalus pusillus Cryptocephalus pusillus2025
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Kalama tricornis Kalama tricornis2025
Kalama tricornis Kalama tricornis2025
Ridge-saddled Carpenter Bee Heriades truncorum2025
Ridge-saddled Carpenter Bee Heriades truncorum2025
Wall Lasiommata megera2025
Wall Lasiommata megera2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Formica cunicularia Formica cunicularia2025
Formica cunicularia Formica cunicularia2025
Rhinusa neta Rhinusa neta2025
Rhinusa neta Rhinusa neta2025
Tychius meliloti Tychius meliloti2025
Tychius meliloti Tychius meliloti2025
Green-veined White Pieris napi2025
Green-veined White Pieris napi2025
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2025
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2025
Mallow Flea Beetle Podagrica fuscipes2025
Mallow Flea Beetle Podagrica fuscipes2025
Large White Pieris brassicae2025
Large White Pieris brassicae2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Orange-vented Mason Bee Osmia leaiana2025
Orange-vented Mason Bee Osmia leaiana2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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