St George's Roman Catholic Church
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.58332, -1.18735
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 219m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 219m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Starling +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Starling +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Betony, Common Meadow-rue +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wakefield WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route184 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 184 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route407 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 407 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 62Length 418 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route723 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 723 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
16,991 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,991 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Magpie · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +49
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- CootFulica atra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Whiskered Bat · Hedgehog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Whiskered BatMyotis mystacinus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Banded Demoiselle
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
🌿Plants17 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Japanese Knotweed · Betony · Shining Meadow-rue · Oxeye Daisy · Creeping Buttercup +12
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Shining Meadow-rueThalictrum lucidum
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
- Common Meadow-rue
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,991 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Magpie · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +49
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- CootFulica atra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Whiskered Bat · Hedgehog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Whiskered BatMyotis mystacinus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Banded Demoiselle
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
🌿Plants17 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Japanese Knotweed · Betony · Shining Meadow-rue · Oxeye Daisy · Creeping Buttercup +12
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Shining Meadow-rueThalictrum lucidum
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
- Common Meadow-rue
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Thalictrum flavum2024
Thalictrum flavum2024
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2024Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2024Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2024SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis2023Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis2023Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2023Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2023Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023