North Benfleet Hall Wood - Broadleaved woodland 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Basildon Getting here
51.57321, 0.53663
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
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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 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 16 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 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 742 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 742 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
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Wildlife to spot
4,886 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,886 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Blackcap · Woodpigeon · Robin · Black-headed Gull +37
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Badger Meles meles2023 Slow-worm · Adder · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · frogs and toads
Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo frogs and toads Anura2025 🐝 Insects 35 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Jet Ant · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Large White · Peacock +30
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Large White Pieris brassicae2025 Peacock Aglais io2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,886 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Blackcap · Woodpigeon · Robin · Black-headed Gull +37
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Badger Meles meles2023 Slow-worm · Adder · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · frogs and toads
Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo frogs and toads Anura2025 🐝 Insects 35 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Jet Ant · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Large White · Peacock +30
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Large White Pieris brassicae2025 Peacock Aglais io2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Batman Hoverfly
Batman Hoverfly
Myathropa florea2025
Myathropa florea2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Leopoldius signatus Leopoldius signatus2025
Leopoldius signatus Leopoldius signatus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Green-veined White Pieris napi2025
Green-veined White Pieris napi2025
Marbled White Melanargia galathea serena2025
Marbled White Melanargia galathea serena2025
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2025
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum2025
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Necrobia violacea Necrobia violacea2025
Necrobia violacea Necrobia violacea2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023 