North Benfleet Hall Wood - Broadleaved woodland 4 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Basildon Getting here
51.58414, 0.54853
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 130m 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 130m 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 · 6 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 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 7 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 Benfleet Hall Lake, Car Park
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Wildlife to spot
3,129 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,129 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 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 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Jet Ant · Roesel's Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head +15
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025 Field Grasshopper Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,129 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 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 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Jet Ant · Roesel's Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head +15
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025 Field Grasshopper Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chorthippus brunneus2025
Chorthippus brunneus2025
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis
Leopoldius signatus Leopoldius signatus2025
Leopoldius signatus Leopoldius signatus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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