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St Oswald's Church

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Mute Swan
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Village Hall Parking 445m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Mute Swan
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Village Hall Parking 445m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Lapwing, Mute Swan, Teal +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Lapwing, Mute Swan, Teal +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Spiked Shieldbug, Hairy Shieldbug +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Spiked Shieldbug, Hairy Shieldbug +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Supine Plait-moss, Thickpoint Grimmia, Common Feather-moss +3 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Supine Plait-moss, Thickpoint Grimmia, Common Feather-moss +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km

Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route

High Hunsley CircuitWalking route39 km

Named routeLength 39 kmLocal walking route

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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 164 (south)Cycling route

Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 164Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Main RouteCycling route546 m

Named routeRef 164Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Denton Lanebridleway · 823 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 823 mPath type: track

Denton Lanebridleway · 53 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 53 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

64,840 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

64,840 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winter

2026

Teal · Greylag Goose · Lapwing · Mute Swan · Moorhen +56

TealAnas crecca
Greylag GooseAnser anser
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great TitParus major
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🌿

Plants6 species

winter

2026

Supine Plait-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss +1

Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

64,840 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winter

2026

Teal · Greylag Goose · Lapwing · Mute Swan · Moorhen +56

TealAnas crecca
Greylag GooseAnser anser
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great TitParus major
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🌿

Plants6 species

winter

2026

Supine Plait-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss +1

Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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