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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Rochford Getting here
51.60258, 0.61775
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly, Syrphus +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly, Syrphus +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 8 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
Show on map Roach Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Southend Ring Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
12,549 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,549 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Pochard · Pintail +10
Wigeon Mareca penelope Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Magpie Pica pica Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Black Clock · 7-spot Ladybird · Stomis pumicatus · Calathus rotundicollis · Nebria brevicollis +3
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Stomis pumicatus Stomis pumicatus Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,549 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Pochard · Pintail +10
Wigeon Mareca penelope Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Magpie Pica pica Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Black Clock · 7-spot Ladybird · Stomis pumicatus · Calathus rotundicollis · Nebria brevicollis +3
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Stomis pumicatus Stomis pumicatus Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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