St Mary and St Michael's Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.65492, -1.66481
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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 🛝 Playground 260m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 260m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Canada Goose +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Canada Goose +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bramble, Hawthorn +24 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bramble, Hawthorn +24 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Large Red Damselfly, Brown Hawker +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Large Red Damselfly, Brown Hawker +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 3 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 Wakefield 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 Riverside Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary Walk Walking route ▾
54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 National Cycle Network Route 699 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 699 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 627 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 983 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 983 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Howroyd Lane bridleway · 360 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 360 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos St Mary & St Michael, Whitley - north side
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Wildlife to spot
9,271 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,271 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Herring Gull · Mute Swan · Canada Goose · Caspian Gull +38
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Bramble · Hawthorn · Hogweed · Himalayan Balsam · Ivy +11
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Ivy Hedera helix Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,271 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Herring Gull · Mute Swan · Canada Goose · Caspian Gull +38
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Bramble · Hawthorn · Hogweed · Himalayan Balsam · Ivy +11
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Ivy Hedera helix Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Holly Ilex aquifolium
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