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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Southend-on-Sea Getting here
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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 🅿️ Long Stay 3 116m away — 18 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Long Stay 3 116m away — 18 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — Moorhen, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Firebug, Box Tree Moth +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Firebug, Box Tree Moth +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Hogweed +2 more foraging species
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Spear Thistle +11 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Spear Thistle +11 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Roach Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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
Show on map Southend Ring Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Southend-on-Sea to Wallasea Island Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Prittle Brook Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 16 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 53 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 53 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Entrance to Warner's Bridge Park
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18,772 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,772 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Moorhen +19
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog +3
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles Wood Mouse 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Firebug · Batman Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Holly Blue +12
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,772 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Moorhen +19
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog +3
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles Wood Mouse 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Firebug · Batman Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Holly Blue +12
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Wall Lasiommata megera
Wall Lasiommata megera
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Small White Pieris rapae
Small White Pieris rapae
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax