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St Thomas's Church

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
☕St Johns Luncheon Club — 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
☕St Johns 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

Bike parkingCaféParking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Teal, Magpie, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Teal, Magpie, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small Nettle Weevil, Eristalis pertinax +4 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small Nettle Weevil, Eristalis pertinax +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Cycle Superhighway 1

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Calverley Millenium WayWalking route

Boundary walk around Calverley

Named routeLocal walking route

Leeds Country WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Airedale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef W-CCLocal cycle route

Cycle Superhighway 1Cycling route

Named routeRef CS1Regional cycle route

Armley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef Ar-CCLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route139 m

Named routeRef 66Length 139 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route76 m

Named routeRef 66Length 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

102,529 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

102,529 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winterspring

2026

Teal · Gadwall · Grey Heron · Bullfinch · Robin +41

TealAnas crecca
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RobinErithacus rubecula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
CootFulica atra
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Water RailRallus aquaticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Common GullLarus canus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Small Nettle Weevil · Common Sun Beetle · Gorse Shieldbug +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus
Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Early Bumblebee

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2026

Wood Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss

Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

102,529 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winterspring

2026

Teal · Gadwall · Grey Heron · Bullfinch · Robin +41

TealAnas crecca
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RobinErithacus rubecula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
CootFulica atra
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Water RailRallus aquaticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Common GullLarus canus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Small Nettle Weevil · Common Sun Beetle · Gorse Shieldbug +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus
Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Early Bumblebee

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2026

Wood Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss

Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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