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St John the Baptist's Church

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.78363, -1.82105

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 182m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 182m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +63 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 — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Ramsons +26 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Ramsons +26 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Calderdale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Bronte WayWalking route71 km

Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route

Calder Aire LinkWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Bradford Millennium WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Dales Way LinkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

Cycle Superhighway 1Cycling route

Named routeRef CS1Regional cycle route

The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route

Named route

N/ACycling route1.5 km

Named routeLength 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route9 m

Named routeRef 66Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

9,751 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,751 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

winter

2025

Moorhen · Mute Swan · Coot · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +33

MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Common GullLarus canus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoosanderMergus merganser
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great TitParus major
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects9 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Green Leaf Weevil · Small Garden Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee +4

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius maculicornis
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024

🌿

Plants9 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Bistort · Garlic Mustard +4

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,751 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

winter

2025

Moorhen · Mute Swan · Coot · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +33

MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Common GullLarus canus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoosanderMergus merganser
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great TitParus major
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects9 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Green Leaf Weevil · Small Garden Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee +4

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius maculicornis
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024

🌿

Plants9 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Bistort · Garlic Mustard +4

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St John the Baptist Church - viewed from The Avenue, Clayton

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