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Ellis Plantation

13 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

53.38389, -0.97349

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦111+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Carrion Crow
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Tufted Duck, Carrion Crow, Robin +108 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tufted Duck, Carrion Crow, Robin +108 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Broom Fork-moss +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Broom Fork-moss +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath and the edge of Ellis Plantation

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath and the edge of Ellis Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉DANESHILLNature reserve2.2 km→🌱Wiseton ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Ranskill Village ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱St Bartholomew's ChurchUrban park3 km→🐄Everton Farm ShopVisitor farm3.2 km→⚽Metcalfe Recreation GroundPlaying field3.3 km→

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