Half Moon Warren - Conifer woodland
7 ha
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
50.96311, -1.58171
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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
🌤️ 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
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Test WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
School Roadpublic footpath · 518 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 518 mPath type: residential
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
New Forest On Road Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Fritham Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
17,964 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,964 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
House Martin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Mistle Thrush · Robin +35
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects38 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Small White · Large White · Speckled Wood · Small Red Damselfly +33
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
- Keeled Skimmer
Heather · Marsh St John's-wort · Heath Milkwort · Bell Heather · Cross-leaved Heath +4
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Marsh St John's-wortHypericum elodes
- Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,964 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
House Martin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Mistle Thrush · Robin +35
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects38 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Small White · Large White · Speckled Wood · Small Red Damselfly +33
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
- Keeled Skimmer
Heather · Marsh St John's-wort · Heath Milkwort · Bell Heather · Cross-leaved Heath +4
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Marsh St John's-wortHypericum elodes
- Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthetrum coerulescens
Orthetrum coerulescens
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaEmperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Silver-studded BluePlebejus argus2024Silver-studded BluePlebejus argus2024Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahiRhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahiIssus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratusBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumConops flavipesConops flavipesConops flavipesConops flavipesMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusScarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilioScarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilioSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisCommon Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneusCommon Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneusOedemera luridaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaFan-bearing Wood-borerPtilinus pectinicornisFan-bearing Wood-borerPtilinus pectinicornisOxyomus sylvestrisOxyomus sylvestrisOxyomus sylvestrisOxyomus sylvestrisMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusCalamosternus granariusCalamosternus granariusCalamosternus granariusCalamosternus granariusHeptaulacus testudinariusHeptaulacus testudinariusHeptaulacus testudinariusHeptaulacus testudinariusStylopsStylopsStylopsStylopsAsteia amoenaAsteia amoenaAsteia amoenaAsteia amoenaClover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus2024Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus2024Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2024Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024GorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumEvents & activities nearby
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