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Elleker Ings Wood

14 ha

📷 Martin Dawes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Triaenodes bicolor, Cherry Slugworm, Rosemary Beetle · last seen 2023; Insects — Triaenodes bicolor, Cherry Slugworm, Rosemary Beetle · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km

Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route3.4 km

Named routeRef 66Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3 km

Named routeRef 66Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route179 m

Named routeRef 66Length 179 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route180 m

Named routeRef 66Length 180 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,262 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,262 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

spring

2025

Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Wren · Robin · Skylark +48

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Great TitParus major2024
MagpiePica pica2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
SwallowHirundo rustica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
SwiftApus apus2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2021
RedshankTringa totanus2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021

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Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Otter · Badger · Rabbit

OtterLutra lutra2022
BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023

🐝

Insects3 species

summerautumn

2023

Triaenodes bicolor · Cherry Slugworm · Rosemary Beetle

Triaenodes bicolorTriaenodes bicolor
Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi2022
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,262 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

spring

2025

Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Wren · Robin · Skylark +48

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Great TitParus major2024
MagpiePica pica2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
SwallowHirundo rustica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
SwiftApus apus2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2021
RedshankTringa totanus2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Otter · Badger · Rabbit

OtterLutra lutra2022
BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023

🐝

Insects3 species

summerautumn

2023

Triaenodes bicolor · Cherry Slugworm · Rosemary Beetle

Triaenodes bicolorTriaenodes bicolor
Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi2022
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Martin Dawes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farm track bridging Baulker Drain

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