St James the Great Church
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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.63059, -1.63856
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 255m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 255m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Blackbird +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Blackbird +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Crosswort, Dog's Mercury +31 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Crosswort, Dog's Mercury +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Hawker +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Hawker +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Barnsley Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dearne Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Wakefield Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Wheel Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 627 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 983 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 983 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,610 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,610 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Little Owl Athene noctua2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2022 Alder Leaf Beetle · Chocolate Mining Bee · 2-spot Ladybird · Saddleback Grass-cutter · Philaenus +8
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024 Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024 Saddleback Grass-cutter Eutomostethus ephippium2023 Philaenus Philaenus2022 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 🌿 Plants 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Springy Turf-moss · Greater Stitchwort · Black Bryony · Crosswort · Field Maple +12
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Black Bryony Tamus communis Crosswort Cruciata laevipes Field Maple Acer campestre Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,610 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Little Owl Athene noctua2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2022 Alder Leaf Beetle · Chocolate Mining Bee · 2-spot Ladybird · Saddleback Grass-cutter · Philaenus +8
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024 Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024 Saddleback Grass-cutter Eutomostethus ephippium2023 Philaenus Philaenus2022 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 🌿 Plants 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Springy Turf-moss · Greater Stitchwort · Black Bryony · Crosswort · Field Maple +12
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Black Bryony Tamus communis Crosswort Cruciata laevipes Field Maple Acer campestre Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2021
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2021
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2021
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2021
Amobia signata Amobia signata2021
Amobia signata Amobia signata2021
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2021
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2021
Livid Sawfly Tenthredo livida2021
Livid Sawfly Tenthredo livida2021
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2021
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2021 Herb-Robert
Herb-Robert
Geranium robertianum2023
Geranium robertianum2023
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2022
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2022
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2022
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2022
Greater Plantain Plantago major2022
Greater Plantain Plantago major2022
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2022
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2022
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2021
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2021
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2021
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2021
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2021
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2021
Spotted Dead-nettle Lamium maculatum2021
Spotted Dead-nettle Lamium maculatum2021
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2021
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2021
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2021
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2021 