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Shelley Methodist Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Heart & Dart +155 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Heart & Dart +155 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, American Skunk-cabbage +32 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, American Skunk-cabbage +32 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Brassica Blackleg Disease, Codinaea fertilis, Scarletina Bolete +1 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Brassica Blackleg Disease, Codinaea fertilis, Scarletina Bolete +1 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hey Green Circular TrailWalking route
Named route
Penistone Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dearne WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Bridlepublic footpath · 160 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 160 mSurface grassPath type: footway
Horse Croft Lanepublic footpath · 49 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: service
🚴

Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route13 m
Named routeRef 627Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 627Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.2 km
Named routeRef 627Length 6.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Stretch Gatebridleway · 98 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 98 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Stretch Gatebridleway · 405 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 405 mSurface rubbercrumbPath type: bridleway

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