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St Hilda's Church

📷 Alan Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.72056, -1.88968

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 352m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 352m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Heather, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +26 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Heather, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +26 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, Green Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, Green Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

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

72 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

Main RouteCycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route60 m

Named routeRef 66Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

14,032 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,032 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Buzzard +70

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
BuzzardButeo buteo
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwiftApus apus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
NuthatchSitta europaea
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Rock DoveColumba livia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JayGarrulus glandarius
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Common GullLarus canus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RookCorvus frugilegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GoosanderMergus merganser
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RavenCorvus corax
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
TealAnas crecca
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
Milvus milvus milvusMilvus milvus milvus
DipperCinclus cinclus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
ScaupAythya marila
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024

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Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Vulpes

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
VulpesVulpes2024

🐝

Insects7 species

summerautumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Syrphus +2

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
SyrphusSyrphus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus

🌿

Plants29 species

wintersummer

2026

Japanese Knotweed · Heather · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Welsh Poppy · Common Feather-moss +24

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
HydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla2024
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2024
Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,032 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Buzzard +70

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
BuzzardButeo buteo
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwiftApus apus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
NuthatchSitta europaea
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Rock DoveColumba livia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JayGarrulus glandarius
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Common GullLarus canus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RookCorvus frugilegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GoosanderMergus merganser
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RavenCorvus corax
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
TealAnas crecca
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
Milvus milvus milvusMilvus milvus milvus
DipperCinclus cinclus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
ScaupAythya marila
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Vulpes

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
VulpesVulpes2024

🐝

Insects7 species

summerautumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Syrphus +2

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
SyrphusSyrphus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus

🌿

Plants29 species

wintersummer

2026

Japanese Knotweed · Heather · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Welsh Poppy · Common Feather-moss +24

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
HydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla2024
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2024
Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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