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St Cross Parish Church

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.74359, -1.54715

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕The Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Kestrel +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Kestrel +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Siphona geniculata, Syrphus vitripennis, Common Carder Bee +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Siphona geniculata, Syrphus vitripennis, Common Carder Bee +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Hyacinthoides +80 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Hyacinthoides +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hogweed, Common Nettle +13 more foraging species

Varies

Family friendly

café

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Wakefield WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef G-CCLocal cycle route
Wyke Beck WayCycling route
Named routeRef RP-TNLocal cycle route
Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef M-CCLocal cycle route
Cross Green LoopCycling route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Route CS3Cycling route
Named routeRef CS3Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Cross Parish Church, Middleton

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Cross Parish Church, Middleton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Middleton ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Cross Flatts ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Cross Flatts ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Scatcherd ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Beggar's HillUrban park3.9 km→🌱Church of the NazareneUrban park4 km→

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