Parish Church of Holy Innocents
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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.67941, -1.63526
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 285m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 285m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Floating Pennywort, Japanese Knotweed +45 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Floating Pennywort, Japanese Knotweed +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary Walk Walking route ▾
Bronte Way Walking route 71 km ▾
Named route Length 71 km Regional walking route
Show on map Leeds Country Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 699 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 699 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wakefield Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Wheel Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 983 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 983 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 241 m ▾
Named route Ref 699 Length 241 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,979 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,979 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw +42
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Greylag Goose Anser anser Little Egret Egretta garzetta Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Coot Fulica atra Goosander Mergus merganser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Teal Anas crecca Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Red-legged Shieldbug · Southern Hawker
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Floating Pennywort · Water Fern · Japanese Knotweed · Red Valerian · Rosebay Willowherb +2
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2024 Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2024 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024 Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,979 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw +42
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Greylag Goose Anser anser Little Egret Egretta garzetta Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Coot Fulica atra Goosander Mergus merganser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Teal Anas crecca Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Red-legged Shieldbug · Southern Hawker
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Floating Pennywort · Water Fern · Japanese Knotweed · Red Valerian · Rosebay Willowherb +2
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2024 Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2024 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024 Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024 