North Benfleet Hall Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Basildon Getting here
51.58892, 0.53700
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
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 · 4 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 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
Show on map Photos Junction of Harrow Road and Pound Lane, North Benfleet
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Wildlife to spot
2,481 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,481 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Robin +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 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 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
frogs and toads · Common Frog
frogs and toads Anura Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Jet Ant · Leistus fulvibarbis · 7-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus marmoratus · Mystacides longicornis +15
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus2025 Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025 Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,481 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Robin +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 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 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
frogs and toads · Common Frog
frogs and toads Anura Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Jet Ant · Leistus fulvibarbis · 7-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus marmoratus · Mystacides longicornis +15
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus2025 Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025 Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Box Bug
Box Bug
Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
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
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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