Logged Visits:

24th Nov 2023  11:11  by GrowlerOutdoor

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Found with Piggy

Pig on Trig ©GrowlerOutdoor

25th Oct 2021  18:09  by A1Mushroom

FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked at the top of the lane and walked back down to the field gate and then to the top corner of the field @ TQ704867 where there is a path to the trig.

7th Nov 2020  09:30  by Sentinel

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 8/10

I parked in the lane just to the north and then walked SW on a footpath to the corner of a field. If you climb over the fence and follow it up you will come to this trig.

©Sentinel

7th Nov 2020  09:30  by Sentinel

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 7/10

I parked in the lane just to the north and then walked SW on a footpath to the corner of a field. If you climb over the fence and follow it up you will come to this trig.

13th Sep 2020  16:08  by slateloose

Gridref: TQ 70400 86700   FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked in car park near Dry Street Farm. Walked footpath east towards Hawkesbury Manor to gates into field and country park. The small woodland area with the trigpoint in is very difficult to find a way through, it's a bit easy come back out once you have found the the trig. Good luck.

23rd Feb 2019  19:09  by mikeandjenny

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

28th Dec 2017  15:24  by theredandthegreen

FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

If accessing from Hawkesbury Bush Lane, go through the gate into the Country Park, through the next hedge and head for the top left corner of the field. Follow cleared path to TP

2nd Jan 2017  14:10  by BTL101092

FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Approached from the south. From the North is much easier. N 51 33.205 E000 27.467 Parked at the country park and walked to GZ. Our first Trigpoint!!

Us at Hawksbury Bush (Our first trigpoint)
Hawksbury Bush Pillar

28th Oct 2016  14:10  by monkeydestructor

FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

Parked at the lane to the north of the trig and followed a trail up the hill. Arrow pointed into the bushes and we couldn't see any easy way, so had to just go for it! Round in circles trying to find a way through the jaggies and eventually spotted the trig. Tried to find an easier way out by heading south, but this way wasn't any better. Took longer than expected.

YSM067 Hawksbury Bush ©monkeydestructor

28th Oct 2016  14:10  by thejackrustles

FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked at the lane to the north of the trig and followed a trail up the hill. Arrow pointed into the bushes and we couldn't see any easy way, so had to just go for it! Round in circles trying to find a way through the jaggies and eventually spotted the trig. Tried to find an easier way out by heading south, but this way wasn't any better. Took longer than expected.

YSM067 Hawksbury Bush Selfie ©thejackrustles
Hawksbury Bush collage

28th Oct 2016  13:59  by gerryu2

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Wow. This one was an epic battle through hawthorn, brambles and nettles. But the perseverance of the trig hunters paid of. Result. Good fun. He he.

2nd Sep 2016  13:32  by Father Ted

FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

This is a tricky blighter and I guess getting trickier all the time as the prickly bushes grow bigger and pricklier. I parked on the lane to the north of the trig, towards the eastern end near where it meets the road. Walked up the hill and took the path into the field and headed south. I tried to enter the thicket there but it was way too thick so retreated and back to the path, heading SW up to the high point. The best way in I found was near a red topped maker with 18 on top. The undergrowth inside the barbed wire (deer?) compound is less thick. after getting sort of south of the trig I headed into the thicker area and soon found the trig with the help of the GPS.

22nd Oct 2015  14:01  by g4wsb

Gridref: TQ 70486 86710   FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

From north lane small gate up straight to fence opening into bushes, cut open up path to trig.

©g4wsb
©g4wsb
©g4wsb

15th Oct 2015  17:53  by VinceTP

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

15th Oct 2015  17:52  by VinceTP

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15th Oct 2015  17:52  by VinceTP

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

15th Oct 2015  17:48  by VinceTP

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15th Oct 2015  17:21  by VinceTP

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

15th Oct 2015  17:21  by VinceTP

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

15th Oct 2015  17:19  by VinceTP

Gridref: TQ 70507 86709   FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

15th Oct 2015  17:18  by VinceTP

Gridref: TQ 70489 86692   FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

2nd Aug 2015  09:35  by Alancache

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Hidden in the trees so no view

This is YSM067

1st Aug 2015  22:26  by Delta68

FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

It was quite a battle through the undergrowth to get to this one.

Hawksbury Bush

22nd May 2015  13:32  by orlando rat

Gridref: TQ 70490 86700   FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

What a fight I had to get to the trig and another to get out. Lots of thorns and barbs. When I did exit the thicket I saw a man with his shorts around his ankles. My eyes!

Hawksbury Bush

28th Apr 2015  15:00  by gillywig

Gridref: TQ 70498 86701   FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Quite a search before finally locating. Good fun. Found as YSM067

Pillar ©gillywig

22nd Feb 2015  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: TQ 70491 86707   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

In blackthorn copse - take loppers

14th Feb 2015  00:00  by explorer_olway

FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Found as YOSM 067 whilst on a day trip to Southend. Parked at base of hill in Hawkesbury Bush Lane and made our way through prickles to the TP but found a much easier route if you head up via the left side track which takes you behind the TP.

TP3681 ©explorer_olway
TP1878 ©explorer_olway

29th Feb 2012  08:50  by WhiteFriar

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

23rd Apr 2011  15:18  by cassandy

Gridref: TQ 70490 86700   FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Found whilst Geocaching with mel-ray

23rd Apr 2011  13:30  by DesG

FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Also logged as YSM067

Trig Point ©DesG
Flush Bracket ©DesG

16th Mar 2011  01:00  by mel-ray

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Caching with cassandy and logging this with ref. to YSM067 on geocaching.

1st Aug 2010  09:05  by Lodgebarn

Gridref: TQ 70490 86700   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

A bit prickly but not too bad. Trig in good clearing. Found while finding geocache YOSM.

The trig

3rd Sep 2008  10:21  by Pharisee

Gridref: TQ 70492 86704   FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

This one was deep in an area of hawthorn scrub and took a while to locate as each trail seemed to have been deliberately blocked by piles of branches cut from areas of scrub clearance. I did find a way through eventually, though. The T/P is in good condition, apart from the missing centre plug. The hole has been in-filled with what looks like tar-mac. Any views that there might have been are totally obscured by the surrounding bushes.

The trigpoint ©Pharisee
The top of the T/P ©Pharisee

18th Dec 2007  13:05  by Trigger

FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

15th Jul 2007  06:15  by Original Pickaxe

FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

It's taken me more than two separate visits to this site to find this Trig , due to a very limited amount of time on each occasion. However I only use an O/S map and have no hand held GPS so anyone with the latter will probably find it a lot quicker. Anyway situated on top of a hill in a small nature reserve/country park type area you need to venture deep into the trees and vegetation before you find a small clearing with the Trig sited with no views to anywhere. If all the trees and vegetation were to be cut back I would imagine some decent views over Basildon and the Thames Estuary would be possible and probably in the past that's what the Trig saw but alas no more. The Trig is in reasonable condition but sadly the Spider centre cap is either missing or has been infilled with concrete. On the whole a fairly uninspiring Trig visit.

Trig ©Original Pickaxe
Flush Bracket ©Original Pickaxe
Spider ©Original Pickaxe

11th Mar 2007  12:19  by terminalsump

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

No views as trig is surrounded by brambles.

10th Mar 2007  15:32  by rodz

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Visited with terminalsump - it certainly is a bush. Another YOSM.

18th May 2006  06:43  by Griefmiester

FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Located about 150 meters from lane in sort of country park area - pillar in good condition and in a clearing between brambles - no views due to density of surroundings.

28th Mar 2004  13:50  by NeverLost

FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Hidden away in a clearing in the brambles. Not much of a view from here.

S1878 - Flush Bracket Hawksbury Bush
S1878 - Spider Hawksbury Bush
S1878 Hawksbury Bush

5th Sep 2003  16:00  by DeputyDawg

Gridref: TQ 70490 86700   FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

31st Aug 2003  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S1878  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

vgc; resin plug