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All Saints' Church

✦ Ancient woodland22 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

53.10035, -2.26204

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 101m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Alder, Lords-and-Ladies, Hogweed · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Juniper Shieldbug, Otiorhynchus aurifer, Green Shieldbug +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Juniper Shieldbug, Otiorhynchus aurifer, Green Shieldbug +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 54 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km

Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad

Named routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Kidsgrove to Stoke RidgewayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bleeding Wolf Lanepublic footpath · 123 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 123 mPath type: track
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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
National Route 555Cycling route
Named routeRef 555National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 5Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route54 m
Named routeRef 5Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

All Saints, Church Lawton - sanctuary furniture

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

All Saints, Church Lawton - sanctuary furniture

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🌱Milton ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Milton ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Northolme GardensUrban park3.2 km→🌱B'Hoys Community GardensUrban park3.2 km→🌱Bathpool ParkUrban park3.4 km→✦RODE HALLHistoric site1.6 km→

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