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🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
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Getting here
54.24688, -0.71026
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Tea cosy tea room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Tea cosy tea room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Robin, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mallard, Robin, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small White +180 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: Church of Saint Hilda; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Narrow-leaved Marsh-orchid, Big Shaggy-moss, Dog's Mercury +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pexton TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef PextonLocal walking route
Dalby Beck Red TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef Red TrailLocal walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Malton to PickeringCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
Dalby Forest Red RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
Dalby Forest Green RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green
Dalby Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue
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St Hilda's Church, Ellerburn, Yorkshire
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
18,461 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,461 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Mallard +28
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Mole
Glow-worm · Tortoise Bug · 14-spot Ladybird · Xylota segnis · Black Snipefly +80
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
- Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus
- Common Blue Damselfly
Greater Butterfly-orchid · Salad Burnet · Narrow-leaved Marsh-orchid · Bittersweet · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +9
- Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha2025
- Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025
- Narrow-leaved Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza traunsteinerioides2025
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Winter Aconite
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,461 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Mallard +28
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Mole
Glow-worm · Tortoise Bug · 14-spot Ladybird · Xylota segnis · Black Snipefly +80
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
- Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus
- Common Blue Damselfly
Greater Butterfly-orchid · Salad Burnet · Narrow-leaved Marsh-orchid · Bittersweet · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +9
- Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha2025
- Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025
- Narrow-leaved Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza traunsteinerioides2025
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Winter Aconite
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
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HorseflyHybomitra distinguendaXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumDorhn’s Alder Mining SawflyFenusa dohrniiDorhn’s Alder Mining SawflyFenusa dohrniiLispocephala erythroceraLispocephala erythroceraLispocephala erythroceraLispocephala erythroceraBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaCoenosia infantulaCoenosia infantulaCoenosia infantulaCoenosia infantulaSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensForget-me-not SawflyBirka cinereipesForget-me-not SawflyBirka cinereipesMeiosimyza platycephalaMeiosimyza platycephalaMeiosimyza platycephalaMeiosimyza platycephalaBicolorous SawflyHemichroa australisBicolorous SawflyHemichroa australisCheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammiBergmann’s Willow NematineEuura bergmanniBergmann’s Willow NematineEuura bergmanniSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaEudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolorSybistroma obscurellumSybistroma obscurellumSybistroma obscurellumSybistroma obscurellumOpomyza florumOpomyza florumOpomyza florumOpomyza florumEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorCommon Sedge-sawflySelandria servaCommon Sedge-sawflySelandria servaCoenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrinaHybos femoratusHybos femoratusHybos femoratusHybos femoratusSphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthusPhaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicaePlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusXanthochlorus galbanusXanthochlorus galbanusXanthochlorus galbanusXanthochlorus galbanusSlender-footed RobberflyLeptarthrus brevirostrisSlender-footed RobberflyLeptarthrus brevirostrisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisWhite-spotted Leaf-gallerEuura leucostictaWhite-spotted 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brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusVespine SawflyTenthredo vespaVespine SawflyTenthredo vespaVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansPhyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucusChrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialisMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataGreen DrakeEphemera danicaGreen DrakeEphemera danicaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisEranthis hyemalis
Eranthis hyemalis
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Quaking-grassBriza media2025Quaking-grassBriza media2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2025Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2025Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025Broad-leaved CottongrassEriophorum latifolium2025Broad-leaved CottongrassEriophorum latifolium2025Events & activities nearby
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