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📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.56843, 0.58790

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Box Tree Moth, Meadow Brown +204 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Box Tree Moth, Meadow Brown +204 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Thistle, Broad-leaved Dock, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +46 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Thistle, Broad-leaved Dock, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Oak, Common Nettle, Common Sorrel +6 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Accessible Route, Rayleigh MountWalking route600 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 routeLength 600 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Blue WalkWalking route
Named 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
Dark Lanepublic footpath · 301 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 301 mPath type: footway
Common Approachpublic footpath · 109 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
Common Approachpublic footpath · 44 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 44 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

8 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
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 16Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route177 m
Named routeRef 16Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface cobbles
Main RouteCycling route441 m
Named routeRef 16Length 441 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Not Playtime in Thundersley!

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Not Playtime in Thundersley!

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit HillHistoric site2.3 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldUrban park2.4 km→🌱Edward's Hall ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱South Benfleet Playing FieldUrban park3.1 km→🌱Sweyne ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱The John H Burrows Recreation GroundUrban park1.9 km→

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