Churchyard cross at the Parish Church of St Luke and All Saints 0 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.67574, -1.26736
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Churchyard cross scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Thursday Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Thursday Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Large White +38 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Large White +38 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — White Campion, Common Pocket-moss, Short-leaved Pocket-moss +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — White Campion, Common Pocket-moss, Short-leaved Pocket-moss +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,965 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,965 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Wren +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Little Owl Athene noctua Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Green-veined White · Small White · Speckled Wood · Large White · Comma +11
Green-veined White Pieris napi Small White Pieris rapae Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Large White Pieris brassicae Comma Polygonia c-album Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Gatekeeper 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
White Campion · Common Pocket-moss
White Campion Silene latifolia Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,965 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Wren +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Little Owl Athene noctua Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Green-veined White · Small White · Speckled Wood · Large White · Comma +11
Green-veined White Pieris napi Small White Pieris rapae Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Large White Pieris brassicae Comma Polygonia c-album Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Gatekeeper 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
White Campion · Common Pocket-moss
White Campion Silene latifolia Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pyronia tithonus
Pyronia tithonus
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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