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Grewelthorpe Methodist Church

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.18036, -1.64762

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, parking

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +17 more · last seen 2025

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

playground

Dog walks

Good match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Aislabie WalkWalking route27 km▾

Circular route between Studley Royal and Hackfall woods

Named routeLength 27 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Ripon Rowel WalkWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

Back Lanepublic footpath · 315 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 315 mSurface pavedPath type: service

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Cycling

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Byway (Ripon Loop)Cycling route▾

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Byway (Bedale Loop)Cycling route▾

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

9,033 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

9,033 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds74 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch

+69 more species

All 74 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
NuthatchSitta europaea
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CurlewNumenius arquata
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica
Common GullLarus canus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Barn OwlTyto alba
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SwiftApus apus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
CootFulica atra
House MartinDelichon urbicum
DipperCinclus cinclus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Greylag GooseAnser anser
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
SmewMergellus albellus
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2022
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022

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Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2022

Common Toad

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2025

Hairy Shieldbug · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle

+15 more species

All 20 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Common WaspVespula vulgaris

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Plants11 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Smoothcap · Raspberry · Common Tamarisk-moss · Bank Haircap · Fox-tail Feather-moss

+6 more species

All 11 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Silky Forklet-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,033 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds74 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch

+69 more species

All 74 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
NuthatchSitta europaea
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CurlewNumenius arquata
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica
Common GullLarus canus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Barn OwlTyto alba
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SwiftApus apus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
CootFulica atra
House MartinDelichon urbicum
DipperCinclus cinclus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Greylag GooseAnser anser
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
SmewMergellus albellus
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2022
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2022

Common Toad

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2025

Hairy Shieldbug · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle

+15 more species

All 20 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Common WaspVespula vulgaris

🌿

Plants11 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Smoothcap · Raspberry · Common Tamarisk-moss · Bank Haircap · Fox-tail Feather-moss

+6 more species

All 11 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Silky Forklet-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grewelthorpe Village Hall

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Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grewelthorpe Village Hall

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Events & activities nearby

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Facilities

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Parking

2 nearby · 176m

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Playground

63m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Saxon CrossHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Tittybottle ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦Tanfield BridgeHistoric site4.7 km→✦HACKFALLHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Himalayan Garden and Sculpture ParkUrban park2.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→