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St Andrew's Church

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 283m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 283m 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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Bifid Crestwort, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +18 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Bifid Crestwort, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Calderdale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km

Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Hebble TrailWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Bronte WayWalking route71 km

Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route

Calderdale Way LinkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route

Named route

Main RouteCycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

29,740 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,740 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds41 species

autumnwinter

2025

Starling · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw +36

StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Common GullLarus canus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Little OwlAthene noctua
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
Rock DoveColumba livia
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos

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Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

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Plants15 species

winter

2026

Common Feather-moss · Bifid Crestwort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Springy Turf-moss +10

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
GreasewortAneura pinguis
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2025
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,740 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

autumnwinter

2025

Starling · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw +36

StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Common GullLarus canus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Little OwlAthene noctua
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
Rock DoveColumba livia
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants15 species

winter

2026

Common Feather-moss · Bifid Crestwort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Springy Turf-moss +10

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
GreasewortAneura pinguis
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2025
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Former St Andrew's church: nave looking west

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