North Benfleet Hall Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Castle Point Getting here
51.57697, 0.54914
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 89m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 89m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
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
Show on map Blue Walk Walking route ▾
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 7 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 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
Show on map N/A Cycling route 44 m ▾
Named route Length 44 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Rushbottom Lane byway open to all traffic · 54 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 54 m Path type: service
Show on map Rushbottom Lane byway open to all traffic · 65 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 65 m Path type: track
Show on map Rushbottom Lane byway open to all traffic · 59 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 59 m Path type: track
Show on map Rushbottom Lane byway open to all traffic · 1.1 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 1.1 km Incline 0% Path type: track
Show on map Photos North-western extremity of New Thundersley
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Wildlife to spot
5,042 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,042 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Linnet Linaria cannabina Red Fox
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Jet Ant · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Leistus fulvibarbis · 2-spot Ladybird +14
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Leopoldius signatus Leopoldius signatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,042 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Linnet Linaria cannabina Red Fox
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Jet Ant · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Leistus fulvibarbis · 2-spot Ladybird +14
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Leopoldius signatus Leopoldius signatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Large White Pieris brassicae2025
Large White Pieris brassicae2025
Green-veined White Pieris napi2025
Green-veined White Pieris napi2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Marbled White Melanargia galathea serena2025
Marbled White Melanargia galathea serena2025
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2025
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025 