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St Paul's Church

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.74238, -1.59958

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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
☕Cafe Fude — 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
☕Cafe Fude — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Dunnock +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Dunnock +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route

Bronte WayWalking route71 km

Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route

Leeds Country WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef M-CCLocal cycle route

Route CS3Cycling route

Named routeRef CS3Regional cycle route

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Wakefield WheelCycling route

Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route491 m

Named routeRef 66Length 491 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

82,448 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

82,448 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds23 species

winter

2025

Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Dunnock +18

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

82,448 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds23 species

winter

2025

Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Dunnock +18

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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