Getting here
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Best for
4 activitiesDog walks
Free82%Dogs allowed — public woodland
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Forest walks
Free68%Public woodland
Heritage
Free68%Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
17
3 named nearby · 14 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
92
92 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
John Ray Walk · Hiking0
Admiral McHardy Way · Hiking0
King Charles III England Coast Path: Maldon to Salcott · Hiking0
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8 · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Ishams Chase · public footpath
About this broadleaved woodland
Benton Hall Golf Club is an ancient broadleaved woodland covering 18 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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