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St Paul's Church

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 262m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 262m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Mute Swan +92 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Mute Swan +92 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Spring Heath Robberfly, Rosemary Beetle, Western Conifer Seed Bug +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Spring Heath Robberfly, Rosemary Beetle, Western Conifer Seed Bug +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Himalayan Balsam, Common Crystalwort +13 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Himalayan Balsam, Common Crystalwort +13 more · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

West Common Lanepublic footpath · 323 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 323 mPath type: footway

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route638 m

Named routeRef 62Length 638 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route317 m

Named routeRef 62Length 317 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route232 m

Named routeRef 62Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route22 m

Named routeRef 62Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

1,236 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,236 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winterspring

2024

Wigeon · Mute Swan · Pintail · Woodpigeon · Shoveler +46

WigeonMareca penelope
Mute SwanCygnus olor
PintailAnas acuta2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2019
Great TitParus major2019
RookCorvus frugilegus2019
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
House MartinDelichon urbicum
PochardAythya ferina2020
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2016
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor2016
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SwiftApus apus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
RobinErithacus rubecula2019
Stock DoveColumba oenas2017
Common GullLarus canus2017
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2017
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2017
SwallowHirundo rustica2016
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2016
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2016
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2015
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2015
DunnockPrunella modularis2015
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2015

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2024

Roe Deer · Rabbit · Mole · Red Fox

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2016
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2015

🐝

Insects14 species

springsummer

2025

Rosemary Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Hornet · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Eristalis pertinax +9

Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2019
HornetVespa crabro2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

🌿

Plants16 species

autumn

2019

Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Himalayan Balsam · Common Crystalwort · Field Forklet-moss · Jagged Germanderwort +11

Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Common CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpa2017
Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina2017
Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2017
Common PottiaTortula truncata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,236 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winterspring

2024

Wigeon · Mute Swan · Pintail · Woodpigeon · Shoveler +46

WigeonMareca penelope
Mute SwanCygnus olor
PintailAnas acuta2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2019
Great TitParus major2019
RookCorvus frugilegus2019
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
House MartinDelichon urbicum
PochardAythya ferina2020
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2016
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor2016
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SwiftApus apus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
RobinErithacus rubecula2019
Stock DoveColumba oenas2017
Common GullLarus canus2017
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2017
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2017
SwallowHirundo rustica2016
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2016
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2016
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2015
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2015
DunnockPrunella modularis2015
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2015

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2024

Roe Deer · Rabbit · Mole · Red Fox

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2016
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2015

🐝

Insects14 species

springsummer

2025

Rosemary Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Hornet · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Eristalis pertinax +9

Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2019
HornetVespa crabro2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

🌿

Plants16 species

autumn

2019

Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Himalayan Balsam · Common Crystalwort · Field Forklet-moss · Jagged Germanderwort +11

Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Common CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpa2017
Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina2017
Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2017
Common PottiaTortula truncata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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