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Halfmoon Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

51.11726, -3.31745

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Horse ridingWalking trails

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Verrucaria, Alyxoria xerica, Gyrographa gyrocarpa +130 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Verrucaria, Alyxoria xerica, Gyrographa gyrocarpa +130 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hieracium argillaceum, Hyacinthoides · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Small White +55 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Small White +55 more · last seen 2024

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Quantock GreenwayWalking route62.5 km
Named routeLength 62.5 kmLocal walking route
West Deane WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDWRegional walking route
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Steam Coast TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

B3188 to Wiveliscombe

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

B3188 to Wiveliscombe

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦NETTLECOMBE COURTHistoric site2.7 km→🌱St George's ChurchUrban park4.6 km→✦Churchyard crossHistoric site4.6 km→🌱St George's ChurchUrban park4.6 km→🌱St George's ChurchUrban park4.7 km→✦Cross in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin's ChurchHistoric site2.7 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Birds Hill, Lower

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Birds Hill, Upper

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