Ropewalk Methodist Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.70941, -1.24086
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 268m away — 4 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 268m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Kestrel, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Kestrel, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Floating Pennywort, Japanese Knotweed +26 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Floating Pennywort, Japanese Knotweed +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +29 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +29 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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
3,098 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,098 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 22 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Kestrel +17
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Little Owl Athene noctua Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Swift Apus apus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Barn Owl Tyto alba2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2020 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
22-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Syrphus · Common Darter +5
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022 Syrphus Syrphus2021 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2021 2-spot Ladybird Giant Hogweed · Wood Bristle-moss · Japanese Knotweed · Kneiff's Feather-moss · Many-fruited Leskea +19
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2023 Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2023 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2023 Many-fruited Leskea Leskea polycarpa2023 Creeping Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,098 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 22 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Kestrel +17
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Little Owl Athene noctua Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Swift Apus apus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Barn Owl Tyto alba2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2020 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
22-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Syrphus · Common Darter +5
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022 Syrphus Syrphus2021 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2021 2-spot Ladybird Giant Hogweed · Wood Bristle-moss · Japanese Knotweed · Kneiff's Feather-moss · Many-fruited Leskea +19
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2023 Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2023 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2023 Many-fruited Leskea Leskea polycarpa2023 Creeping Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia bipunctata2021
Adalia bipunctata2021
Hornet Vespa crabro2021
Hornet Vespa crabro2021
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis2021
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis2021
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2021
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2021 Amblystegium serpens2023
Amblystegium serpens2023
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia2023
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia2023
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens2023
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens2023
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2023
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2023
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2023
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2023
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2023
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2023
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2023
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2023
Schreber's Forklet-moss Dicranella schreberiana2023
Schreber's Forklet-moss Dicranella schreberiana2023
Schreberian Earth-moss Tortula acaulon var. acaulon2023
Schreberian Earth-moss Tortula acaulon var. acaulon2023
Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens2023
Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens2023
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2021
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2021
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2021
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2021
Whitebeam Sorbus2021
Whitebeam Sorbus2021
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2021
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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