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Eller's Gorse

4 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

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
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Barn Owl, Hobby +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Barn Owl, Hobby +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Dandelion, Meadowsweet +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Bramble, Cleavers +112 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Bramble, Cleavers +112 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Physcia adscendens, Netted Shield Lichen, Common Orange Lichen +3 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Physcia adscendens, Netted Shield Lichen, Common Orange Lichen +3 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 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
Bunny Old Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Notts Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route

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