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Audley Methodist Church

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.05635, -2.29519

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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
  • 🛝Playground 287m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Anemone, Tufted Vetch, Meadow Vetchling +125 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Anemone, Tufted Vetch, Meadow Vetchling +125 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Hogweed, Garlic Mustard +15 more foraging species

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 14 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
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Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
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
Route 551Cycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 551Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bignall End: Methodist church

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bignall End: Methodist church

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🌱Milton ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Milton ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱B'Hoys Community GardensUrban park4.5 km→🌱Northolme GardensUrban park4.5 km→🏞️APEDALE COMMUNITYCountry park2.8 km→🌱Silverdale Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→

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