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Ellers Wood

✦ Ancient woodland40 ha

📷 Perry Dark · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome40 ha

Getting here

54.31275, -3.18571

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️The Hawk 255m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pintail, Wigeon, Pochard +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pintail, Wigeon, Pochard +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Touch-me-not Balsam, Primrose, Great Scented Liverwort +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell, Philopotamus montanus +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell, Philopotamus montanus +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Wood-sorrel, Wood-rust

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km
Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
Lind End Bridgepublic footpath · 8 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Shuttle Streetpublic footpath · 382 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 382 mPath type: track
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lind End Bridge

📷 Perry Dark · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lind End Bridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⚽Wilson ParkPlaying field4.1 km→✦Prehistoric hut circle settlements, enclosure, cairnfields, funerary cairns, a dispersed medieval settlement, field system and kilns on Heathwaite FellHistoric site4.8 km→✦Cairns on Kiln Bank 1/6 to 1/2 mile (270m-800m) SSE of Far Kiln Bank FarmhouseHistoric site2.4 km→✦Duddon Bridge Ironworks and associated leats and Duddon Bridge Bobbin Mill and associated leats 370m north west of Duddon BridgeHistoric site4.4 km→✦Duddon FurnaceHistoric site4.6 km→✦Appletree WorthHistoric site1.8 km→

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