North Benfleet Hall Wood 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
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51.57801, 0.55741
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 154m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 154m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Box Tree Moth, Green Shieldbug +88 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Box Tree Moth, Green Shieldbug +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 2 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 5 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 10 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 Manor Road bridleway · 148 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 148 m Surface unpaved Path type: service
Show on map Photos Woodside Avenue, Thundersley
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Wildlife to spot
5,792 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,792 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · House Sparrow +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris 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 Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia Great Tit Parus major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swift Apus apus Common Gull Larus canus Linnet Linaria cannabina 🐝 Insects 21 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Leistus fulvibarbis · 2-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,792 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · House Sparrow +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris 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 Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia Great Tit Parus major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swift Apus apus Common Gull Larus canus Linnet Linaria cannabina 🐝 Insects 21 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Leistus fulvibarbis · 2-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax2025
Leopoldius signatus Leopoldius signatus2025
Leopoldius signatus Leopoldius signatus2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
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
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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