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The Parish Church of St John the Divine

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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
☕Cornerstone Community Cafe — 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
☕Cornerstone Community Cafe — 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

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Forked Veilwort, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +29 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Forked Veilwort, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Ebor WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Bradford Millennium WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

6 Dales TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Airedale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dales Way LinkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Bleach Mill Lanepublic footpath · 45 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Bleach Mill Lanepublic footpath · 218 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 218 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Bleach Mill Lanepublic footpath · 317 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 317 mSurface unpavedPath type: unclassified

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route4.6 km

Named routeRef 66Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

46,477 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

46,477 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winterspring

2026

Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw +32

MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Otter · Rabbit

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
OtterLutra lutra
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects28 species

summer

2025

Western Honey Bee · Large Red Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · Platycheirus · Marmalade Hoverfly +23

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
SyrphusSyrphus
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2024

🌿

Plants23 species

springsummer

2025

Forked Veilwort · Borage · Common Mouse-ear · Lesser Stitchwort · Dandelion +18

Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
BorageBorago officinalis
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
DandelionTaraxacum
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
TansyTanacetum vulgare
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

46,477 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winterspring

2026

Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw +32

MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Otter · Rabbit

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
OtterLutra lutra
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects28 species

summer

2025

Western Honey Bee · Large Red Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · Platycheirus · Marmalade Hoverfly +23

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
SyrphusSyrphus
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2024

🌿

Plants23 species

springsummer

2025

Forked Veilwort · Borage · Common Mouse-ear · Lesser Stitchwort · Dandelion +18

Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
BorageBorago officinalis
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
DandelionTaraxacum
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
TansyTanacetum vulgare
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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