North Benfleet Hall Wood - Broadleaved woodland 2 ha
🐶 Dogs🌿 Foraging🦉 Wildlife
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Basildon Getting here
51.58446, 0.53394
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 9 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 418 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 418 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
2,455 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,455 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt · frogs and toads · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris frogs and toads Anura2025 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Jet Ant · Harlequin Ladybird · Leistus fulvibarbis · Peacock · 7-spot Ladybird +21
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis Peacock Aglais io2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,455 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt · frogs and toads · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris frogs and toads Anura2025 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Jet Ant · Harlequin Ladybird · Leistus fulvibarbis · Peacock · 7-spot Ladybird +21
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis Peacock Aglais io2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum2025
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
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
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
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 