Bradford Methodist Church
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.83134, -4.24098
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 3
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 3
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown +114 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Ash, Marsh-bedstraw +231 more · last seen 2021
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 3
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 3 Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Link to NCN3Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route24 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route488 m▾
Named routeLength 488 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,217 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,217 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Great TitParus major2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2024
🐝Insects15 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Red-legged Shieldbug · Silpha tristis · Carabus granulatus · Stenurella melanura +10
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Silpha tristisSilpha tristis
- Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus2024
- Stenurella melanuraStenurella melanura
Himalayan Balsam · Marsh-bedstraw · Common Valerian · Tall Fescue · Holly +80
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
- Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
- Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,217 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Great TitParus major2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2024
🐝Insects15 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Red-legged Shieldbug · Silpha tristis · Carabus granulatus · Stenurella melanura +10
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Silpha tristisSilpha tristis
- Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus2024
- Stenurella melanuraStenurella melanura
Himalayan Balsam · Marsh-bedstraw · Common Valerian · Tall Fescue · Holly +80
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
- Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
- Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2023Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2023Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2023Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2023Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2023Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2023Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023Mint Leaf BeetleChrysolina herbacea2021Mint Leaf BeetleChrysolina herbacea2021Dock BugCoreus marginatus2021Dock BugCoreus marginatus2021Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2021Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2021White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2021White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2021Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaCommon Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahitCommon Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahitPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaBrambleRubusBrambleRubusSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusWood Club-rushScirpus sylvaticusWood Club-rushScirpus sylvaticusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorPhleum pratensePhleum pratensePhleum pratensePhleum pratenseGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaGreater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculataGreater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculataMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambiguaHybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambiguaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataVelvet BentAgrostis caninaVelvet BentAgrostis caninaCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusLesser SkullcapScutellaria minorLesser SkullcapScutellaria minorCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvense