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St Luke's Church

📷 John Davidson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.89142, -1.35345

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Small White +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Small White +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: West Yorkshire Cycle Route

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Raspberry +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Raspberry +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Ebor WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Leeds Country WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Battlefield TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 665Cycling route

Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Elmet GreenwayCycling route

Named routeNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route84 m

Named routeRef 66Length 84 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

The StarlingMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

22,893 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,893 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · House Martin · Swift +33

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwiftApus apus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwallowHirundo rustica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Great TitParus major2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Barn OwlTyto alba
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects32 species

spring

2025

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Tawny Mining Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Western Honey Bee · Mesembrina meridiana +27

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
BumblebeeBombus2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum
Butterbur SawflyTenthredo mandibularis
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Melangyna cinctaMelangyna cincta
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Raspberry

RaspberryRubus idaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,893 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · House Martin · Swift +33

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwiftApus apus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwallowHirundo rustica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Great TitParus major2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Barn OwlTyto alba
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects32 species

spring

2025

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Tawny Mining Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Western Honey Bee · Mesembrina meridiana +27

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
BumblebeeBombus2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum
Butterbur SawflyTenthredo mandibularis
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Melangyna cinctaMelangyna cincta
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Raspberry

RaspberryRubus idaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 John Davidson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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