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St Clare's 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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Sycamore Tarspot, Common Earthball +126 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Sycamore Tarspot, Common Earthball +126 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Rowan, Narrow-leaved Ragwort +17 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Rowan, Narrow-leaved Ragwort +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Mallrug, Mallryg, Chicken Of The Woods +8 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Calverley Millenium WayWalking route

Boundary walk around Calverley

Named routeLocal walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales High WayWalking route145 km

Runs from Saltaire (West Yorkshire) to Appleby-in-Westmorland (Cumbria) roughly following route of Settle and Carlisle railway

Named routeLength 145 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Welcome WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Cycle Superhighway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef CS1Regional cycle route
Airedale Greenway (Shipley)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 696Cycling route
Named routeRef 696National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route1.5 km
Named routeLength 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9 m
Named routeRef 66Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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