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St Martin's Church

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53.82193, -1.53346

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕St Martins Church Community Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕St Martins Church Community Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee, Green Shieldbug +133 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee, Green Shieldbug +133 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sessile Oak, Wood Melick, Japanese Wineberry +22 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sessile Oak, Wood Melick, Japanese Wineberry +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route

Airedale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dales Way LinkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

126 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef G-CCLocal cycle route

Wyke Beck WayCycling route

Named routeRef RP-TNLocal cycle route

Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef M-CCLocal cycle route

Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef A-CCLocal cycle route

West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef W-CCLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

15,011 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,011 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit +29

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

wintersummer

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects45 species

summer

2026

Syrphus · Common Wasp · Green Shieldbug · Western Honey Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly +40

SyrphusSyrphus2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum2025
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025
Tipula fulvipennisTipula fulvipennis2025
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2025
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) tinctumMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) tinctum2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2025
Broadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo notha2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2025

🌿

Plants7 species

summerautumn

2026

Sessile Oak · Japanese Wineberry · Slender Stubble-moss · Black Nightshade · Pellitory-of-the-wall +2

Sessile OakQuercus petraea2025
Japanese WineberryRubus phoenicolasius2025
Slender Stubble-mossGyroweisia tenuis
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,011 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit +29

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

wintersummer

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects45 species

summer

2026

Syrphus · Common Wasp · Green Shieldbug · Western Honey Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly +40

SyrphusSyrphus2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum2025
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025
Tipula fulvipennisTipula fulvipennis2025
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2025
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) tinctumMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) tinctum2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2025
Broadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo notha2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2025

🌿

Plants7 species

summerautumn

2026

Sessile Oak · Japanese Wineberry · Slender Stubble-moss · Black Nightshade · Pellitory-of-the-wall +2

Sessile OakQuercus petraea2025
Japanese WineberryRubus phoenicolasius2025
Slender Stubble-mossGyroweisia tenuis
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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