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The Wick Country Park

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.59639, 0.53872

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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
  • 🐕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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Jet Ant, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 9 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
Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km
Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational 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
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route934 m
Named routeRef 16Length 934 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route742 m
Named routeRef 16Length 742 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 16Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 16Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface concrete
N/ACycling route44 m
Named routeLength 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Doublegate Lanebridleway · 325 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 325 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified
Doublegate Lanebridleway · 116 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 116 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified
Doublegate Lanebridleway · 50 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 50 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified
Doublegate Lanebridleway · 16 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 16 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pillbox, The Wick country park

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pillbox, The Wick country park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Northlands ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Sweyne ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Cranfield ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Wickford Memorial ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱EversleyUrban park3.2 km→

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