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Church of the Holy Cross

📷 Bill Henderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Snack & Chat — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Snack & Chat — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Lowther LoopWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Castleford Wakefield GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 69Local cycle route

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 697Cycling route

Named routeRef 697National Cycle Network

Castleford GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Trans Pennine Trails - The Lines Way linkCycling route

Named routeRef 67-697Local cycle route

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

72,151 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

72,151 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2025

Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Cormorant +55

Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
GoosanderMergus merganser
TealAnas crecca
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GadwallMareca strepera
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Common GullLarus canus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RookCorvus frugilegus
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus
PochardAythya ferina
Mealy RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea
DunnockPrunella modularis
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
JayGarrulus glandarius
Willow TitPoecile montanus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

72,151 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2025

Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Cormorant +55

Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
GoosanderMergus merganser
TealAnas crecca
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GadwallMareca strepera
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Common GullLarus canus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RookCorvus frugilegus
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus
PochardAythya ferina
Mealy RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea
DunnockPrunella modularis
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
JayGarrulus glandarius
Willow TitPoecile montanus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Bill Henderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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