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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Basildon Getting here
51.59330, 0.51272
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 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 — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 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 welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Jet Ant, 7-spot Ladybird +77 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Jet Ant, 7-spot Ladybird +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Reservoir — waterside public access
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle · last seen 2021; Plants — Red Dead-nettle · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 km ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 576 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 576 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,897 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,897 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Starling · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Herring Gull +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · frogs and toads
Common Frog Rana temporaria frogs and toads Anura 🐝 Insects 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Jet Ant · St Marks Fly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Limnephilus marmoratus · Mystacides longicornis +28
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus St Marks Fly Bibio marci Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024 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 3,897 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Starling · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Herring Gull +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · frogs and toads
Common Frog Rana temporaria frogs and toads Anura 🐝 Insects 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Jet Ant · St Marks Fly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Limnephilus marmoratus · Mystacides longicornis +28
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus St Marks Fly Bibio marci Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024 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
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
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
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Notaris scirpi Notaris scirpi2024
Notaris scirpi Notaris scirpi2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2024
Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2024
Tanymecus palliatus Tanymecus palliatus2024
Tanymecus palliatus Tanymecus palliatus2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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