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Woodside Cemetery

📷 Edward Clack · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.57728, 0.56397

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 185m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Box Tree Moth +136 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Box Tree Moth +136 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 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

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 16 (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
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
🐴

Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths
Windermere Roadbridleway · 418 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 418 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
Coniston Roadbridleway · 307 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 307 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Keswick Roadbridleway · 323 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 323 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
Windermere Roadbridleway · 297 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 297 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
Windermere Roadbridleway · 55 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 55 mSurface unpavedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Aerial view of Woodside cemetery and New Thundersley

📷 Edward Clack · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Aerial view of Woodside cemetery and New Thundersley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱King George V Playing FieldUrban park3.2 km→✦Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit HillHistoric site3.9 km→🌱South Benfleet Playing FieldUrban park3.2 km→🌱Sweyne ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Northlands ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Rayleigh MountUrban park3.1 km→

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