Upper and Lower Wortley Cemetery
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53.78615, -1.58593
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Turkeytail, Deceiver, Candlesnuff Fungus +169 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Turkeytail, Deceiver, Candlesnuff Fungus +169 more · last seen 2023
Varies
Fungi — Jelly Ear, Wood Blewits, Mallrug, Mallryg +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Red Valerian +59 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Red Valerian +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, 2-spot Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, 2-spot Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds) Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Leeds Country Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Airedale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dales Way Link Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 93 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref G-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref M-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A-CC Local cycle route
Show on map West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref W-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Superhighway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CS1 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
8,742 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,742 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Rock Dove · Grey Heron +23
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Sand Martin Riparia riparia Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goosander Mergus merganser Great Tit Parus major2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Bat · Hedgehog · Brown Rat
Bat Chiroptera Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Yellow-bellied Slider
Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · 2-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Western Honey Bee +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae Swollen-thighed Beetle Green Alkanet · Common Ragwort · Giant Hogweed · Mugwort · Wild Teasel +18
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata Yorkshire-fog Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,742 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Rock Dove · Grey Heron +23
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Sand Martin Riparia riparia Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goosander Mergus merganser Great Tit Parus major2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Bat · Hedgehog · Brown Rat
Bat Chiroptera Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Yellow-bellied Slider
Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · 2-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Western Honey Bee +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae Swollen-thighed Beetle Green Alkanet · Common Ragwort · Giant Hogweed · Mugwort · Wild Teasel +18
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata Yorkshire-fog Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera nobilis
Oedemera nobilis
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Demeijerea rufipes Demeijerea rufipes
Demeijerea rufipes Demeijerea rufipes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2024
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2024 Holcus lanatus
Holcus lanatus
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis2024
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis2024
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2024
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2024
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2024
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2024
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2024
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2024
Greater Spearwort Ranunculus lingua2024
Greater Spearwort Ranunculus lingua2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024 