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Oakworth Cemetery

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell +68 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Rowan, Hazel, Guelder-rose +9 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Worth WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Bronte WayWalking route71 km

Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route

Calder Aire LinkWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Bradford Millennium WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Senior WayWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

Airedale Greenway (Keighley/Riddlesden)Cycling route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route

Named route

N/ACycling route435 m

Named routeLength 435 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route279 m

Named routeLength 279 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

Irishman Lanebridleway · 451 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 451 mSurface gravelPath type: track

White Lanebridleway · 523 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 523 mPath type: track

Grey Scar Roadbridleway · 361 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 361 mSurface gravelPath type: service

Turnshaw Roadbridleway · 680 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 680 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Grey Scar Roadbridleway · 96 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 96 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

7,016 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,016 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds86 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Wren +81

Tawny OwlStrix aluco
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little OwlAthene noctua2021
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
BuzzardButeo buteo
SwiftApus apus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
RookCorvus frugilegus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common GullLarus canus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2019
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2020
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2020
RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
RavenCorvus corax2019
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2017
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2016
LinnetLinaria cannabina2014
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2014

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummer

2026

Hedgehog · Bat · Brown Rat · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle +3

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
BatChiroptera2021
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2022
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2025

Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2016

🐟

Fish2 species

autumn

2018

Bullhead · Brown/Sea Trout

BullheadCottus perifretum
Brown/Sea TroutSalmo trutta2016

🐝

Insects40 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Green Dock Beetle · Lily Beetle +35

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2020
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2018
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023
FroghopperCercopidae2022
Heather BeetleLochmaea suturalis2022
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2022
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2022
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2021
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2021
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2021
Trypodendron domesticumTrypodendron domesticum2021
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2020
Greater Girdled SawflyTenthredo maculata2020
SyrphusSyrphus2020
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2020
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2020
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2020
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2020
NebriaNebria2020
RhingiaRhingia2019
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2019
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Chimney SweepOdezia atrata2019
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2019
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2017

🌿

Plants71 species

summer

2026

Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Bluebell · Lesser Celandine · Rowan +66

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2019
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2019
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021
RowanSorbus aucuparia2020
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2020
HazelCorylus avellana2019
HollyIlex aquifolium2019
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025
European LarchLarix decidua2023
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2022
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2019
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2019
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019
AshFraxinus excelsior2019
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2019
Red CampionSilene dioica2019
IvyHedera helix2019
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2021
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2021
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2021
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2020
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2020
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2020
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2020
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2020
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2019
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019
CleaversGalium aparine2019
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2019
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019
TormentilPotentilla erecta2019
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019
White CloverTrifolium repens2019
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2019
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2019
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019
Bush VetchVicia sepium2019
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2019
BeechFagus sylvatica2019
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
ElderSambucus nigra2019
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2019
Silver BirchBetula pendula2019
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019
Water AvensGeum rivale2019
AlderAlnus glutinosa2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,016 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds86 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Wren +81

Tawny OwlStrix aluco
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little OwlAthene noctua2021
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
BuzzardButeo buteo
SwiftApus apus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
RookCorvus frugilegus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common GullLarus canus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2019
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2020
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2020
RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
RavenCorvus corax2019
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2017
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2016
LinnetLinaria cannabina2014
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2014

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummer

2026

Hedgehog · Bat · Brown Rat · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle +3

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
BatChiroptera2021
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2022
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2025

Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2016

🐟

Fish2 species

autumn

2018

Bullhead · Brown/Sea Trout

BullheadCottus perifretum
Brown/Sea TroutSalmo trutta2016

🐝

Insects40 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Green Dock Beetle · Lily Beetle +35

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2020
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2018
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023
FroghopperCercopidae2022
Heather BeetleLochmaea suturalis2022
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2022
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2022
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2021
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2021
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2021
Trypodendron domesticumTrypodendron domesticum2021
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2020
Greater Girdled SawflyTenthredo maculata2020
SyrphusSyrphus2020
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2020
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2020
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2020
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2020
NebriaNebria2020
RhingiaRhingia2019
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2019
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Chimney SweepOdezia atrata2019
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2019
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2017

🌿

Plants71 species

summer

2026

Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Bluebell · Lesser Celandine · Rowan +66

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2019
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2019
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021
RowanSorbus aucuparia2020
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2020
HazelCorylus avellana2019
HollyIlex aquifolium2019
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025
European LarchLarix decidua2023
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2022
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2019
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2019
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019
AshFraxinus excelsior2019
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2019
Red CampionSilene dioica2019
IvyHedera helix2019
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2021
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2021
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2021
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2020
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2020
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2020
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2020
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2020
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2019
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019
CleaversGalium aparine2019
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2019
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019
TormentilPotentilla erecta2019
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019
White CloverTrifolium repens2019
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2019
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2019
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019
Bush VetchVicia sepium2019
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2019
BeechFagus sylvatica2019
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
ElderSambucus nigra2019
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2019
Silver BirchBetula pendula2019
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019
Water AvensGeum rivale2019
AlderAlnus glutinosa2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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