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The Cliffs

22 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

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Visiting this summer

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 nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Firebug, Red Admiral, Peacock +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Firebug, Red Admiral, Peacock +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-Sea

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 16

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 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

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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

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

Wildlife to spot

15,629 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,629 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Turnstone · Starling +34

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

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Mammals6 species

autumnwinter

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Badger · Hedgehog +1

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
BadgerMeles meles2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2025

Ophion obscuratus · Harlequin Ladybird

Ophion obscuratusOphion obscuratus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,629 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Turnstone · Starling +34

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

autumnwinter

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Badger · Hedgehog +1

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
BadgerMeles meles2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2025

Ophion obscuratus · Harlequin Ladybird

Ophion obscuratusOphion obscuratus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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