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St Margaret's Church

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Goldfinch +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Goldfinch +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Allygus mixtus, Birch Shieldbug, Iris Sawfly +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Allygus mixtus, Birch Shieldbug, Iris Sawfly +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route779 m

Named routeRef 65Length 779 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route693 m

Named routeRef 65Length 693 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 65Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.6 km

Named routeRef 65Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winterspring

2026

Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Goldfinch · Collared Dove · Blackbird +56

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Bat

BatChiroptera

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummer

2025

Allygus mixtus · Birch Shieldbug · Iris Sawfly · Eristalis pertinax · Platycheirus clypeatus agg. +3

Allygus mixtusAllygus mixtus
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Iris SawflyRhadinoceraea micans
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winterspring

2026

Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Goldfinch · Collared Dove · Blackbird +56

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Bat

BatChiroptera

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummer

2025

Allygus mixtus · Birch Shieldbug · Iris Sawfly · Eristalis pertinax · Platycheirus clypeatus agg. +3

Allygus mixtusAllygus mixtus
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Iris SawflyRhadinoceraea micans
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chapel of rest in graveyard at St. Margaret's Church

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