Eller's Gorse - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.80074, -1.05164
Open directionsv
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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Notts Wolds WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 48Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,497 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,497 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2026▾
Yellowhammer · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Skylark +30
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2026▾
Muntjac · Brown Hare · Mole
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects36 species
springsummer
2025▾
Speckled Wood · Eriothrix rufomaculata · Small White · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown +31
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
King Alfred's Cakes · Mallrug, Mallryg
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
Silverweed · White Clover · Cock's-foot · Common Spotted-orchid · Ragged-Robin +43
- SilverweedPotentilla anserina
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,497 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2026▾
Yellowhammer · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Skylark +30
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2026▾
Muntjac · Brown Hare · Mole
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects36 species
springsummer
2025▾
Speckled Wood · Eriothrix rufomaculata · Small White · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown +31
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
King Alfred's Cakes · Mallrug, Mallryg
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
Silverweed · White Clover · Cock's-foot · Common Spotted-orchid · Ragged-Robin +43
- SilverweedPotentilla anserina
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusDicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobiiDicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobiiDicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobiiDicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobiiAphis (Aphis) rumicisAphis (Aphis) rumicisAphis (Aphis) rumicisAphis (Aphis) rumicisHawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliellaHawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliellaApple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkellaApple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkellaGolden DotStigmella aurellaGolden DotStigmella aurellaIteomyia majorIteomyia majorIteomyia majorIteomyia majorAndricus callidomaAndricus callidomaAndricus callidomaAndricus callidomaSilk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamicSilk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamicBedeguar GallDiplolepis rosaeBedeguar GallDiplolepis rosaeVapourerOrgyia antiquaVapourerOrgyia antiquaCommon Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamicCommon Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataPear Leaf Blister MothLeucoptera malifoliellaPear Leaf Blister MothLeucoptera malifoliellaNettle-TapAnthophila fabricianaNettle-TapAnthophila fabricianaRingletAphantopus hyperantusRingletAphantopus hyperantusBlood-veinTimandra comaeBlood-veinTimandra comaeCommaPolygonia c-albumCommaPolygonia c-albumLarge WhitePieris brassicaeLarge WhitePieris brassicaeSmall CopperLycaena phlaeasSmall CopperLycaena phlaeasPeacockAglais ioPeacockAglais ioCommon BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Straw DotRivula sericealis2024Straw DotRivula sericealis2024Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2024Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2024Silver YAutographa gamma2024Silver YAutographa gamma2024DandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreForget-Me-NotMyosotisForget-Me-NotMyosotisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaHeath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024BugleAjuga reptans2024BugleAjuga reptans2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024Events & activities nearby
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