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St Andrew's Church

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.71162, -1.27375

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 181m 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 181m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackcap, Goldfinch, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackcap, Goldfinch, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Wood Bristle-moss +21 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Wood Bristle-moss +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Painted Lady +24 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Painted Lady +24 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,844 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,844 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winterspring

2026

Blackcap · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin +34

BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Black Rat

Black RatRattus rattus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2025

Wall Cotoneaster · Red Valerian · Spotted-laurel · Cherry Laurel

Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,844 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winterspring

2026

Blackcap · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin +34

BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Black Rat

Black RatRattus rattus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2025

Wall Cotoneaster · Red Valerian · Spotted-laurel · Cherry Laurel

Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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