Woodland plantation near Nevendon 2 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Basildon Getting here
51.59600, 0.53263
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
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Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 5 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
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Thames Estuary Path Walking route 46.6 km ▾
Named route Length 46.6 km National 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 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 934 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 934 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 742 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 742 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 418 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 418 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 1.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 41 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 41 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
5,425 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,425 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Robin +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Jet Ant · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Green Shieldbug · Limnephilus marmoratus · Mystacides longicornis +17
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,425 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Robin +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Jet Ant · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Green Shieldbug · Limnephilus marmoratus · Mystacides longicornis +17
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 