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Halfcrown Plantation

5 ha

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.26487, -0.72584

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coot, Mute Swan, Moorhen +19 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coot, Mute Swan, Moorhen +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Great Brome, Gypsywort, Least Duckweed +45 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Great Brome, Gypsywort, Least Duckweed +45 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Guelder-rose, Midland Hawthorn, Black Currant +2 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 647Cycling route32 km
Named routeRef 647Length 32 kmPoint-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 64Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 647Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route495 m
Named routeRef 64Length 495 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route133 m
Named routeRef 64Length 133 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Westmoor Lane

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Westmoor Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman Vexillation Fortress, two Roman Marching Camps, and a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, Newton on TrentHistoric site3 km→🌱Torksey Village GreenUrban park4.1 km→🌱St Peter and St Paul's ChurchUrban park700 m→✦Cross in St Peter and St Paul's churchyardHistoric site800 m→🌱Lincoln Golf ClubUrban park3.8 km→✦Site of medieval nunnery, BroadholmeHistoric site4.7 km→

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