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North Benfleet Hall Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Edward Clack · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.57531, 0.54609

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Accessible Route, Rayleigh MountWalking route600 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 routeLength 600 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Blue WalkWalking route
Named route
Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km
Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Southend RingWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 16 (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route934 m
Named routeRef 16Length 934 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 16Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 16Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface concrete
N/ACycling route44 m
Named routeLength 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Rushbottom Lanebyway open to all traffic · 54 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 54 mPath type: service
Rushbottom Lanebyway open to all traffic · 65 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 65 mPath type: track
Rushbottom Lanebyway open to all traffic · 59 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 59 mPath type: track
Rushbottom Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.1 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.1 kmIncline 0%Path type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

North-western extremity of New Thundersley

📷 Edward Clack · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

North-western extremity of New Thundersley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱King George V Playing FieldUrban park4.5 km→✦Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit HillHistoric site4.6 km→🌱South Benfleet Playing FieldUrban park3 km→🌱Northlands ParkUrban park3.4 km→🏞️WAT TYLERCountry park4.2 km→🌱Wat Tyler Country ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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