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Half Moon Covert - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

InsectsWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.42467, -0.40767

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

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

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Hatton Cross UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Fulwell stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Thames Path - alternateWalking route

avoids sole ferry crossing just before Shepperton

Named routeRef TPaltRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
London LOOP (Section 9)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
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Cycling

53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
LCN 34Cycling route
Named routeRef 34Local cycle route
Hersham station/Walton routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 34Cycling route
Named routeRef 34Local cycle route
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
LCN 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A316, Kempton Park

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A316, Kempton Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ashley Park Open SpaceUrban park4.8 km→🌱Bushy ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Hurst ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Windmill CommonUrban park4.5 km→🌱Hanworth ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Orchard MeadowUrban park2 km→

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