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St Paul's Church

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.71810, -1.34080

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Luncheon Club — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Luncheon Club — 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· Free

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +99 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +99 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Earwig, Common Darter · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Earwig, Common Darter · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Yellow Loosestrife, Rowan, Pedunculate Oak · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow Loosestrife, Rowan, Pedunculate Oak · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Hillside HikeWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Reedbed RambleWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Lowther LoopWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Castleford Wakefield GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 69Local cycle route

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 697Cycling route

Named routeRef 697National Cycle Network

Castleford GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Trans Pennine Trails - The Lines Way linkCycling route

Named routeRef 67-697Local cycle route

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

28,569 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

28,569 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds62 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +57

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoosanderMergus merganser
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
GadwallMareca strepera
TealAnas crecca
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Common GullLarus canus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WigeonMareca penelope
LapwingVanellus vanellus
PochardAythya ferina
Mealy RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
JayGarrulus glandarius
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
PintailAnas acuta
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Barn OwlTyto alba
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Rock DoveColumba livia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

28,569 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +57

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoosanderMergus merganser
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
GadwallMareca strepera
TealAnas crecca
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Common GullLarus canus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WigeonMareca penelope
LapwingVanellus vanellus
PochardAythya ferina
Mealy RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
JayGarrulus glandarius
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
PintailAnas acuta
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Barn OwlTyto alba
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Rock DoveColumba livia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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$St Paul the Apostle - Pontefract Road$

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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