St John the Baptist's Church
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53.72313, -1.85385
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ M&S Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ M&S Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Bristly Haircap +40 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Bristly Haircap +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths 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 Calderdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Brighouse Boundary Walk Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Length 29 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hebble Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Bronte Way Walking route 71 km ▾
Named route Length 71 km Regional walking route
Show on map Lilly Lane public footpath · 74 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 74 m Path type: footway
Show on map Old Bank public footpath · 95 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 95 m Surface sett Path type: footway
Show on map Old Bank public footpath · 189 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 189 m Surface sett Path type: footway
Show on map 69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 60 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 60 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
27,118 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,118 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🌿 Plants 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Heath Plait-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Bristly Haircap · Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +18
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,118 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🌿 Plants 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Heath Plait-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Bristly Haircap · Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +18
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Southern Crestwort Lophocolea semiteres
Southern Crestwort Lophocolea semiteres
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum 