🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Cafe Bleu and Restaurant — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Cafe Bleu and Restaurant — a good base for a longer summer day out
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
Best for
8 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Spear Thistle, Broad-leaved Dock +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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4 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
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Kidsgrove to Stoke RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hanchurch Walk (Green)Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling
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105 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 555Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 555National Cycle Network
Silverdale GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route875 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 875 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
