Halfmoon Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
6 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.72929, 0.62104
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Harpley Circular WalkWalking route8 km▾
Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Narborough Circular WalkWalking route3.8 km▾
Named routeLength 3.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 08Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW08Local walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 09Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW09Local walking route
West Acre CircularWalking route2.8 km▾
Named routeLength 2.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King's Lynn-SwaffhamCycling route▾
Named routeRef Gold (5)Local cycle route
King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route▾
Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km▾
The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.
Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Sugar beet field and Halfmoon Belt
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Wildlife to spot
864 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
864 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Wren +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
- JayGarrulus glandarius2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2017
- Great TitParus major2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- RookCorvus frugilegus2018
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2018
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
- Common GullLarus canus2018
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2017
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2018
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2017
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2018
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2018
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2018
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2016
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2016
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2018
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2018
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2017
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2017
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2017
- SiskinSpinus spinus2016
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2016
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2016
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Contacyphon pubescens · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Large Marsh Horsefly · Harlequin Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird +12
- Contacyphon pubescensContacyphon pubescens2022
- Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
- Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
864 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Wren +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
- JayGarrulus glandarius2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2017
- Great TitParus major2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- RookCorvus frugilegus2018
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2018
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
- Common GullLarus canus2018
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2017
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2018
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2017
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2018
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2018
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2018
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2016
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2016
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2018
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2018
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2017
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2017
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2017
- SiskinSpinus spinus2016
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2016
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2016
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Contacyphon pubescens · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Large Marsh Horsefly · Harlequin Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird +12
- Contacyphon pubescensContacyphon pubescens2022
- Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
- Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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