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St Helen's Church

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BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 187m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Hornet, Box Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ripon Sanctuary WayWalking route16 km
Named routeLength 16 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Ripon Rowel WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Yoredale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
YorevisionWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Cycle Route 688Cycling route
Named routeRef 688National Cycle Network
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Ripon Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route174 m
Named routeRef 688Length 174 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.7 km
Named routeRef 688Length 7.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Helen's Church, Skelton on Ure

St Helen's Church, Skelton on Ure

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