The Bushes - Woodland plantation 1 ha
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🐶 Dogs🌲 Walks🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Rochford Getting here
51.59939, 0.56594
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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
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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
Show on map 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 Southend Ring Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 3 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 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
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Doublegate Lane bridleway · 335 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 335 m Surface concrete Path type: unclassified
Show on map Doublegate Lane bridleway · 330 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 330 m Surface concrete Path type: unclassified
Show on map Doublegate Lane bridleway · 60 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 60 m Surface concrete Path type: unclassified
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21,119 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,119 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Tortoise Bug · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Long-winged Cone-head +20
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,119 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Tortoise Bug · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Long-winged Cone-head +20
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Grasshopper
Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus
Chorthippus brunneus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Dyroderes umbraculatus Dyroderes umbraculatus
Dyroderes umbraculatus Dyroderes umbraculatus
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus
Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus
Picture-winged Fly Dorycera graminum
Picture-winged Fly Dorycera graminum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 