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Hamcross Plantation Surrey

Hamcross Plantation

Wood, Forest in Surrey

England

Hamcross Plantation

Pen Ponds in Richmond Park Sun through the trees around Pen Ponds.
Pen Ponds in Richmond Park Credit: Bob Walters

Hamcross Plantation is a picturesque woodland located in the county of Surrey, England. Nestled in the heart of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this enchanting forest covers an area of approximately 500 acres.

The plantation is characterized by its diverse and thriving ecosystem, which is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna. Towering oak trees dominate the landscape, their branches reaching towards the sky, while beech, birch, and pine trees create a lush and verdant canopy. The forest floor is adorned with a rich carpet of ferns, bluebells, and wildflowers, providing a vibrant burst of color during the spring and summer months.

Visitors to Hamcross Plantation can expect to encounter an array of wildlife. Squirrels dart through the trees, while deer can often be spotted grazing peacefully in the glades. Numerous bird species, including woodpeckers and owls, make their home in the woodland, filling the air with their melodious songs.

The plantation offers a network of well-maintained walking trails, allowing visitors to explore its beauty at their own pace. These paths meander through the woodland, offering glimpses of stunning vistas and hidden clearings. The forest also boasts a small lake, a serene and tranquil spot where visitors can relax and enjoy the peaceful surroundings.

Hamcross Plantation is not only a haven for nature lovers, but also a place of historical significance. The remains of an ancient Iron Age settlement can be found within the woodland, providing insight into the area's rich past.

Overall, Hamcross Plantation is a captivating destination that offers both natural beauty and historical intrigue, making it an ideal spot for those seeking tranquility and a connection with the natural world.

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Images are sourced within 2km of 51.435217/-0.28603157 or Grid Reference TQ1972. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Pen Ponds in Richmond Park Sun through the trees around Pen Ponds.
Pen Ponds in Richmond Park
Sun through the trees around Pen Ponds.
Richmond Park trig
Richmond Park trig
Path to Pen Ponds
Path to Pen Ponds
Richmond Park Richmond Park is a 2,360 acre (3.69 sq mi) park within London. It is the largest of the Royal Parks in London and Britain's second largest urban walled park after Sutton Park, Birmingham. It is close to Richmond, Ham, Kingston upon Thames, Wimbledon, Roehampton and East Sheen. The park is famous for its red and fallow deer, which number over six hundred. The park is a National Nature Reserve. There is access to the park through several gates and many footpaths cross the park.
Website & map: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Richmond-Park.aspx" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Richmond-Park.aspx">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> 
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Richmond Park
Richmond Park is a 2,360 acre (3.69 sq mi) park within London. It is the largest of the Royal Parks in London and Britain's second largest urban walled park after Sutton Park, Birmingham. It is close to Richmond, Ham, Kingston upon Thames, Wimbledon, Roehampton and East Sheen. The park is famous for its red and fallow deer, which number over six hundred. The park is a National Nature Reserve. There is access to the park through several gates and many footpaths cross the park. Website & map: LinkExternal link Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Richmond Park Richmond Park is a 2,360 acre (3.69 sq mi) park within London. It is the largest of the Royal Parks in London and Britain's second largest urban walled park after Sutton Park, Birmingham. It is close to Richmond, Ham, Kingston upon Thames, Wimbledon, Roehampton and East Sheen. The park is famous for its red and fallow deer, which number over six hundred. The park is a National Nature Reserve. There is access to the park through several gates and many footpaths cross the park.
Website & map: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Richmond-Park.aspx" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Richmond-Park.aspx">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> 
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Richmond Park
Richmond Park is a 2,360 acre (3.69 sq mi) park within London. It is the largest of the Royal Parks in London and Britain's second largest urban walled park after Sutton Park, Birmingham. It is close to Richmond, Ham, Kingston upon Thames, Wimbledon, Roehampton and East Sheen. The park is famous for its red and fallow deer, which number over six hundred. The park is a National Nature Reserve. There is access to the park through several gates and many footpaths cross the park. Website & map: LinkExternal link Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Thames Path towards Kingston upon Thames
Thames Path towards Kingston upon Thames
Lower Ham Road, Kingston upon Thames
Lower Ham Road, Kingston upon Thames
Lower Ham Road, Kingston upon Thames
Lower Ham Road, Kingston upon Thames
Ladderstile Gate Lodge
Ladderstile Gate Lodge
Water trough, Ladderstile Gate The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association was founded in 1859 initially to provide clean drinking water in public places for people in London, but soon extended to include animals and also outside London itself. It is still active (now known as The Drinking Fountain Association), with the objectives of:

• The promotion of the provision of drinking water for people and animals in the United Kingdom and Overseas
• The preservation of the Association's archive materials, artefacts, drinking fountains, cattle troughs and other installations.

For full details of its history, see <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://drinkingfountains.org/Attachments(PDF)/DFA%20HIstory.pdf" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://drinkingfountains.org/Attachments(PDF)/DFA%20HIstory.pdf">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>.
Water trough, Ladderstile Gate
The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association was founded in 1859 initially to provide clean drinking water in public places for people in London, but soon extended to include animals and also outside London itself. It is still active (now known as The Drinking Fountain Association), with the objectives of: • The promotion of the provision of drinking water for people and animals in the United Kingdom and Overseas • The preservation of the Association's archive materials, artefacts, drinking fountains, cattle troughs and other installations. For full details of its history, see LinkExternal link.
Richmond Park Richmond Park is a 2,360 acre (3.69 sq mi) park within London. It is the largest of the Royal Parks in London and Britain's second largest urban walled park after Sutton Park, Birmingham. It is close to Richmond, Ham, Kingston upon Thames, Wimbledon, Roehampton and East Sheen. The park is famous for its red and fallow deer, which number over six hundred. The park is a National Nature Reserve. There is access to the park through several gates and many footpaths cross the park.
Website & map: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Richmond-Park.aspx" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Richmond-Park.aspx">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> 
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Richmond Park
Richmond Park is a 2,360 acre (3.69 sq mi) park within London. It is the largest of the Royal Parks in London and Britain's second largest urban walled park after Sutton Park, Birmingham. It is close to Richmond, Ham, Kingston upon Thames, Wimbledon, Roehampton and East Sheen. The park is famous for its red and fallow deer, which number over six hundred. The park is a National Nature Reserve. There is access to the park through several gates and many footpaths cross the park. Website & map: LinkExternal link Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Broomfield Hill Richmond Park is a 2,360 acre (3.69 sq mi) park within London. It is the largest of the Royal Parks in London and Britain's second largest urban walled park after Sutton Park, Birmingham. It is close to Richmond, Ham, Kingston upon Thames, Wimbledon, Roehampton and East Sheen. The park is famous for its red and fallow deer, which number over six hundred. The park is a National Nature Reserve. There is access to the park through several gates and many footpaths cross the park.
Website & map: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Richmond-Park.aspx" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Richmond-Park.aspx">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> 
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Broomfield Hill
Richmond Park is a 2,360 acre (3.69 sq mi) park within London. It is the largest of the Royal Parks in London and Britain's second largest urban walled park after Sutton Park, Birmingham. It is close to Richmond, Ham, Kingston upon Thames, Wimbledon, Roehampton and East Sheen. The park is famous for its red and fallow deer, which number over six hundred. The park is a National Nature Reserve. There is access to the park through several gates and many footpaths cross the park. Website & map: LinkExternal link Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Broomfield Hill Richmond Park is a 2,360 acre (3.69 sq mi) park within London. It is the largest of the Royal Parks in London and Britain's second largest urban walled park after Sutton Park, Birmingham. It is close to Richmond, Ham, Kingston upon Thames, Wimbledon, Roehampton and East Sheen. The park is famous for its red and fallow deer, which number over six hundred. The park is a National Nature Reserve. There is access to the park through several gates and many footpaths cross the park.
Website & map: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Richmond-Park.aspx" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Richmond-Park.aspx">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> 
Wikipedia: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Park" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Park">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Broomfield Hill
Richmond Park is a 2,360 acre (3.69 sq mi) park within London. It is the largest of the Royal Parks in London and Britain's second largest urban walled park after Sutton Park, Birmingham. It is close to Richmond, Ham, Kingston upon Thames, Wimbledon, Roehampton and East Sheen. The park is famous for its red and fallow deer, which number over six hundred. The park is a National Nature Reserve. There is access to the park through several gates and many footpaths cross the park. Website & map: LinkExternal link Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Richmond Park Richmond Park is a 2,360 acre (3.69 sq mi) park within London. It is the largest of the Royal Parks in London and Britain's second largest urban walled park after Sutton Park, Birmingham. It is close to Richmond, Ham, Kingston upon Thames, Wimbledon, Roehampton and East Sheen. The park is famous for its red and fallow deer, which number over six hundred. The park is a National Nature Reserve. There is access to the park through several gates and many footpaths cross the park.
Website & map: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Richmond-Park.aspx" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Richmond-Park.aspx">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> 
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Richmond Park
Richmond Park is a 2,360 acre (3.69 sq mi) park within London. It is the largest of the Royal Parks in London and Britain's second largest urban walled park after Sutton Park, Birmingham. It is close to Richmond, Ham, Kingston upon Thames, Wimbledon, Roehampton and East Sheen. The park is famous for its red and fallow deer, which number over six hundred. The park is a National Nature Reserve. There is access to the park through several gates and many footpaths cross the park. Website & map: LinkExternal link Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Richmond Park
Richmond Park
Richmond Park Richmond Park is a 2,360 acre (3.69 sq mi) park within London. It is the largest of the Royal Parks in London and Britain's second largest urban walled park after Sutton Park, Birmingham. It is close to Richmond, Ham, Kingston upon Thames, Wimbledon, Roehampton and East Sheen. The park is famous for its red and fallow deer, which number over six hundred. The park is a National Nature Reserve. There is access to the park through several gates and many footpaths cross the park.
Website & map: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Richmond-Park.aspx" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Richmond-Park.aspx">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> 
Wikipedia: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Park" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Park">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Richmond Park
Richmond Park is a 2,360 acre (3.69 sq mi) park within London. It is the largest of the Royal Parks in London and Britain's second largest urban walled park after Sutton Park, Birmingham. It is close to Richmond, Ham, Kingston upon Thames, Wimbledon, Roehampton and East Sheen. The park is famous for its red and fallow deer, which number over six hundred. The park is a National Nature Reserve. There is access to the park through several gates and many footpaths cross the park. Website & map: LinkExternal link Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Richmond Park Richmond Park is a 2,360 acre (3.69 sq mi) park within London. It is the largest of the Royal Parks in London and Britain's second largest urban walled park after Sutton Park, Birmingham. It is close to Richmond, Ham, Kingston upon Thames, Wimbledon, Roehampton and East Sheen. The park is famous for its red and fallow deer, which number over six hundred. The park is a National Nature Reserve. There is access to the park through several gates and many footpaths cross the park.
Website & map: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Richmond-Park.aspx" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Richmond-Park.aspx">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> 
Wikipedia: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Park" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Park">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Richmond Park
Richmond Park is a 2,360 acre (3.69 sq mi) park within London. It is the largest of the Royal Parks in London and Britain's second largest urban walled park after Sutton Park, Birmingham. It is close to Richmond, Ham, Kingston upon Thames, Wimbledon, Roehampton and East Sheen. The park is famous for its red and fallow deer, which number over six hundred. The park is a National Nature Reserve. There is access to the park through several gates and many footpaths cross the park. Website & map: LinkExternal link Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Richmond Park
Richmond Park
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Hamcross Plantation is located at Grid Ref: TQ1972 (Lat: 51.435217, Lng: -0.28603157)

Unitary Authority: Richmond upon Thames

Police Authority: Metropolitan

What 3 Words

///career.wacky.mercy. Near Kingston upon Thames, London

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Crossing
Crossing: unmarked
Kerb: lowered
Tactile Paving: no
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Ham Cross
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Old Name: Peg's Pond Gate
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Bench
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Capacity: 20
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Isabella Plantation
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