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Wickford Memorial Park

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51.61901, 0.53802

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 194m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 194m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlaygroundToilets

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10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +98 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +98 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets; Playing field

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 23 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

St Peter's WayWalking route66 km

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

5 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 route1.6 km

Named routeRef 16Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route44 m

Named routeLength 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route145 m

Named routeLength 145 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

16,399 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,399 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

autumnwinter

2026

Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Common Gull +64

Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CootFulica atra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Eristalis tenax

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,399 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

autumnwinter

2026

Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Common Gull +64

Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CootFulica atra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Eristalis tenax

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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