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Ellery Sike

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Ellery Sike is one of 235 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria. Other SSSIs nearby include Caudbeck Flow and Mollen Woods. The nearest railway station is Brampton (Cumbria), about 15.8 km to the south.

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