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SCHOLEMOOR CEMETERY

12 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiForaging
Dogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

53.78937, -1.79705

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

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Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Leptosporomyces fuscostratus, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust +89 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Leptosporomyces fuscostratus, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust +89 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Common Nettle, Elder +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +116 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +116 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Black Redstart, Swift +35 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Black Redstart, Swift +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Sycamore +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Sycamore +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Calderdale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Cycle Superhighway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef CS1Regional cycle route
Airedale Greenway (Shipley)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route73 m
Named routeRef 66Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cross in Scholemoor Cemetery

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cross in Scholemoor Cemetery

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🌱Lister ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Bowling ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Peel ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Brackenhill ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Horton ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Mughal Water GardensUrban park3 km→

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