Shotgate Thickets - Woodland plantation 6 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Rochford Getting here
51.60262, 0.55146
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 6 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 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 N/A Cycling route 44 m ▾
Named route Length 44 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 145 m ▾
Named route Length 145 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Doublegate Lane bridleway · 50 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 50 m Surface concrete Path type: unclassified
Show on map Doublegate Lane bridleway · 16 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 16 m Surface concrete Path type: unclassified
Show on map Doublegate Lane bridleway · 116 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 116 m Surface concrete Path type: unclassified
Show on map Doublegate Lane bridleway · 325 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 325 m Surface concrete Path type: unclassified
Show on map Doublegate Lane bridleway · 421 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 421 m Surface concrete Path type: service
Show on map Photos Sopwith Crescent, Shotgate Industrial Estate
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Wildlife to spot
5,428 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,428 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Robin +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus Green Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper · Dock Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket +18
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Long-winged Cone-head Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,428 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Robin +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus Green Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper · Dock Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket +18
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Long-winged Cone-head Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Conocephalus fuscus2025
Conocephalus fuscus2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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