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St Mark's Methodist Church

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Grey Heron
☀️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

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Grey Heron
☀️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

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Grey Heron, Mallard +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Grey Heron, Mallard +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Grey Heron, Mallard +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Grey Heron, Mallard +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Sun Beetle, Green Shieldbug, Linnavuoriana sexmaculata +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Sun Beetle, Green Shieldbug, Linnavuoriana sexmaculata +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Calverley Millenium WayWalking route

Boundary walk around Calverley

Named routeLocal walking route

Leeds Country WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Airedale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dales Way LinkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef W-CCLocal cycle route

Cycle Superhighway 1Cycling route

Named routeRef CS1Regional cycle route

Route CS3Cycling route

Named routeRef CS3Regional cycle route

Armley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef Ar-CCLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 66Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

37,522 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

37,522 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren · Black-headed Gull +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
CootFulica atra2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

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Insects1 species

spring

2026

Common Sun Beetle

Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

37,522 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren · Black-headed Gull +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
CootFulica atra2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Common Sun Beetle

Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mark's Methodist church, Swinnow Lane - dedication stone

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