Basildon
Basildon
Basildon is a town in Basildon District in the county of Essex. It has a population of about 80,000 people.
Basildon’s history goes all the way back to Roman times. Basildon was also mentioned by William Henry Smyth who wrote about Basildon being an important iron production area in early Victorian times.
Created: 30 October 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Basildon
Local History around Basildon
There are some historic monuments around including:
Barn at Ingatestone HallMoated site immediately east of Heron HallMulti-period site at Norsey WoodChitham's Farm moated siteMoated site and fishponds at BotelersMoated site known as KilligrewsThoby PrioryMoat at Basildon HallRoman villa 100m north west of Handley Barns.Wildlife in and Around Basildon
Mammals found in Basildon
There have been 33 species of mammals recorded in the basildon area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
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Birds found in Basildon
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the basildon area.
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
