Ellyhill Wood - Woodland plantation
1 ha
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.55344, -1.51532
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
Barmpton & Little KettonWalking route▾
Named routeRef 2Round tripLocal walking route
Brafferton & Newton KettonWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3Round tripLocal walking route
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Mowden Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MowdenLocal cycle route
Darlington LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LoopLocal cycle route
Morton Park Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MortonLocal cycle route
Baydale Beck Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef BaydaleLocal cycle route
Great North CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Faverdale BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
11,628 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,628 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · House Sparrow · Rock Dove · Starling · Blue Tit +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Migrant Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Alder Leaf Beetle · Orange Ladybird +3
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata
- SyrphusSyrphus
Crosswort · Red Campion · Ramsons · Common Mallow · Black Medick +3
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
- Red CampionSilene dioica2025
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
- AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,628 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · House Sparrow · Rock Dove · Starling · Blue Tit +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Migrant Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Alder Leaf Beetle · Orange Ladybird +3
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata
- SyrphusSyrphus
Crosswort · Red Campion · Ramsons · Common Mallow · Black Medick +3
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
- Red CampionSilene dioica2025
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
- AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meadow Foxtail
Meadow Foxtail
Alopecurus pratensis2025
Alopecurus pratensis2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025Events & activities nearby
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