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All Saints Church

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.11544, -2.79879

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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
  • 🍄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

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pink-footed Goose +96 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pink-footed Goose +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ivy, Black-poplar, Creeping Buttercup +55 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Ivy, Black-poplar, Creeping Buttercup +55 more · last seen 2021

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Melanelixia fuliginosa, Candelariella vitellina, Rhizocarpon reductum +5 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Melanelixia fuliginosa, Candelariella vitellina, Rhizocarpon reductum +5 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Meadow Brown, Rosemary Beetle +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Meadow Brown, Rosemary Beetle +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Meadowsweet, Ground-elder +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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 CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Milennium MileWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Eddisbury WayWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
River to RidgeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 45Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.8 km
Named routeRef 45Length 7.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 45Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

All Saints Church at Handley

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

All Saints Church at Handley

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Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Alban's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→✦Bruera moated site and adjacent field systemHistoric site4 km→🐄Manor Farm ShopVisitor farm2.8 km→✦Mud HillHistoric site2.9 km→✦Bowl barrow 120m north-east of Rose FarmHistoric site2.9 km→✦Standing cross in St Mary's churchyardHistoric site3.9 km→

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