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West Grange Church

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.76935, -1.53114

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕My House Diner — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Yarrow +83 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Yarrow +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Elder +12 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, 2-spot Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, 2-spot Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 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
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales Way LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

102 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef G-CCLocal cycle route
Wyke Beck WayCycling route
Named routeRef RP-TNLocal cycle route
Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef M-CCLocal cycle route
Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A-CCLocal cycle route
West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef W-CCLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

West Grange Church - viewed from Belle Isle Road

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

West Grange Church - viewed from Belle Isle Road

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✦Temple NewsamHistoric site5 km→🌱Cross Flatts ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Cross Flatts ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Middleton ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Wortley Recreation GroundUrban park3.8 km→🌱Church of the NazareneUrban park1 km→

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