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Church Orchard

5 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.94317, -1.87285

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Lateral Cryphaea +115 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Lateral Cryphaea +115 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Greater Bulb-Fly, Lily Beetle +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Greater Bulb-Fly, Lily Beetle +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Dales WayWalking route129 km

Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route

Ebor WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Bradford Millennium WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Airedale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dales Way LinkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Low Mill Lanepublic footpath · 113 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 113 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

High Mill Lanepublic footpath · 12 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 12 mPath type: unclassified

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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route232 m

Named routeRef 69Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route224 m

Named routeRef 69Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route29 m

Named routeRef 69Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,773 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,773 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

springsummer

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow +41

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoosanderMergus merganser
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CurlewNumenius arquata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Rock DoveColumba livia
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RookCorvus frugilegus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

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Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects2 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera

🌿

Plants80 species

spring

2025

River Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Blueish Veilwort · Endive Pellia +75

River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
Beech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinervium
Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum
Fountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenax
Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
Dichodontium pellucidumDichodontium pellucidum
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
St Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthos
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides
Fatfoot Pocket-mossFissidens crassipes
Spruce's Bristle-mossOrthotrichum sprucei
Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
Pict-mossHygrohypnum luridum
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana
Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus
Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Campylium protensumCampylium protensum
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
Short-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvus
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata
Delicate Tamarisk-mossThuidium delicatulum
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Micheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifolia
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Pale Thread-mossBryum pallens
Bryum algovicum var. rutheanumBryum algovicum var. rutheanum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Green Pocket-mossFissidens viridulus
Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon
Starry Thyme-mossMnium stellare

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,773 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

springsummer

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow +41

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoosanderMergus merganser
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CurlewNumenius arquata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Rock DoveColumba livia
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RookCorvus frugilegus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects2 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera

🌿

Plants80 species

spring

2025

River Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Blueish Veilwort · Endive Pellia +75

River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
Beech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinervium
Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum
Fountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenax
Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
Dichodontium pellucidumDichodontium pellucidum
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
St Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthos
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides
Fatfoot Pocket-mossFissidens crassipes
Spruce's Bristle-mossOrthotrichum sprucei
Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
Pict-mossHygrohypnum luridum
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana
Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus
Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Campylium protensumCampylium protensum
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
Short-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvus
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata
Delicate Tamarisk-mossThuidium delicatulum
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Micheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifolia
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Pale Thread-mossBryum pallens
Bryum algovicum var. rutheanumBryum algovicum var. rutheanum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Green Pocket-mossFissidens viridulus
Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon
Starry Thyme-mossMnium stellare

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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