West Park United Reformed Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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53.83484, -1.60235
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 245m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 245m away — 8 car parks within reach £ 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Western Honey Bee, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Western Honey Bee, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hemlock Water-dropwort, Salmonberry, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +6 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hemlock Water-dropwort, Salmonberry, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +6 more · last seen 2026
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds) Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Calverley Millenium Way Walking route ▾
Boundary walk around Calverley
Named route Local 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 101 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
Show on map Photos West Park United Reformed Church on NW side of Spen Lane
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Wildlife to spot
38,722 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,722 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Yellow-bellied Slider · Pond Terrapin
Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 24 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Syrphus · Varied Carpet Beetle +19
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Syrphus Syrphus Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Bank Haircap · Hawkweed
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 Hawkweed Hieracium2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,722 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Yellow-bellied Slider · Pond Terrapin
Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 24 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Syrphus · Varied Carpet Beetle +19
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Syrphus Syrphus Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Bank Haircap · Hawkweed
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 Hawkweed Hieracium2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 