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Sacred Heart Church

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via The White Rose Cycle Route
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via The White Rose Cycle Route
🐕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· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: The White Rose Cycle Route

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route563 m

Named routeRef 65Length 563 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route545 m

Named routeRef 65Length 545 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 65Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.6 km

Named routeRef 65Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

9,825 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,825 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Common Gull · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Mallard · Greylag Goose +33

Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MagpiePica pica
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great TitParus major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Pipistrelle Bat species · Common Pipistrelle · Stoat · Grey Squirrel

Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
StoatMustela erminea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐝

Insects10 species

autumn

2025

10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Figwort Weevil · Hawthorn Shieldbug +5

10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Iris Flea BeetleAphthona nonstriata2024

🌿

Plants23 species

summer

2024

Common Duckweed · White Willow · Foxglove · Crack-willow · Reed Sweet-grass +18

Common DuckweedLemna minor
White WillowSalix alba
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
ElderSambucus nigra
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Red CampionSilene dioica
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
DaisyBellis perennis
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
HazelCorylus avellana
NipplewortLapsana communis
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
BeechFagus sylvatica
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,825 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Common Gull · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Mallard · Greylag Goose +33

Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MagpiePica pica
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great TitParus major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Pipistrelle Bat species · Common Pipistrelle · Stoat · Grey Squirrel

Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
StoatMustela erminea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐝

Insects10 species

autumn

2025

10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Figwort Weevil · Hawthorn Shieldbug +5

10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Iris Flea BeetleAphthona nonstriata2024

🌿

Plants23 species

summer

2024

Common Duckweed · White Willow · Foxglove · Crack-willow · Reed Sweet-grass +18

Common DuckweedLemna minor
White WillowSalix alba
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
ElderSambucus nigra
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Red CampionSilene dioica
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
DaisyBellis perennis
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
HazelCorylus avellana
NipplewortLapsana communis
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
BeechFagus sylvatica
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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