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Halfmoon Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.28397, 0.46437

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 239m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Freckenham Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Named routeRef 51Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route196 m
Named routeRef 51Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m
Named routeRef 51Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 51Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route125 m
Named routeRef 51Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A11 near La Hogue Farm

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A11 near La Hogue Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CHIPPENHAM HALLHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Chippenham Village Recreation GroundUrban park2.6 km→🌱Chippenham Childrens Play AreaUrban park2.8 km→✦Packhorse bridgeHistoric site3.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.8 km→✦Three bowl barrows 750m south west of Pin FarmHistoric site3.9 km→

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