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Half Moon Plantation

4 ha

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.15816, -2.88692

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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
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Field Grasshopper +166 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Field Grasshopper +166 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Raspberry, Common Spotted-orchid, Yellow-wort +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Raspberry, Common Spotted-orchid, Yellow-wort +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km

Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad

Named routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Baker WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Marches WayWalking route
Named route
Longster TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Longster Trail (alternative)Walking route
Named route
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Cycling

109 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Burton Marsh GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 568National Cycle Network
Brown RouteCycling route
Named routeRef BrownLocal cycle route
Chester - Sealand RoadCycling route
Named routeRef TurquoiseLocal cycle route
Cycle ChesterCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A55 Chester bypass near Half Moon plantation

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A55 Chester bypass near Half Moon plantation

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🌱Grosvenor ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Grosvenor ParkUrban park3.6 km→✦Grosvenor ParkHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Cheshire Regiment Memorial GardenUrban park3.7 km→🌱Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin MaryUrban park3.8 km→✦Abbey Green Roman siteHistoric site4 km→

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