St Mary's Roman Catholic Church
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Leeds Getting here
53.84020, -1.63274
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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 152m 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 152m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Varied Carpet Beetle +7 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Varied Carpet Beetle +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ebor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Calverley Millenium Way Walking route ▾
Boundary walk around Calverley
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leeds Country Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Airedale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dales Way Link Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Clapper Bridge public footpath · 9 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 9 m Path type: footway
Show on map 45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A-CC Local cycle route
Show on map West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref W-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Superhighway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CS1 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 668 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 668 National Cycle Network
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hopwood Road bridleway · 85 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 85 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Hopwood Bank bridleway · 24 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 24 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Photos St Mary's church, Horsforth - consecration stone
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Wildlife to spot
130,266 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 130,266 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Chaffinch · Dunnock · Magpie · Great Tit +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Teal Anas crecca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison Otter Lutra lutra2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle · Early Bumblebee · Ashy Mining Bee · Gorse Shieldbug +3
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 130,266 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Chaffinch · Dunnock · Magpie · Great Tit +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Teal Anas crecca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison Otter Lutra lutra2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle · Early Bumblebee · Ashy Mining Bee · Gorse Shieldbug +3
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis 