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Chinky Park

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.09273, -2.21879

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler
  • ⚽Playing fields 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Hairy Shieldbug +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Hairy Shieldbug +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Grey Alder, Ash, Creeping Thistle +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey Alder, Ash, Creeping Thistle +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Guelder-rose, Hazel +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 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
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Cycling

93 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 Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route54 m
Named routeRef 5Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Chinky Park

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Westport Lake ParkUrban park4.9 km→🦉WESTPORT LAKENature reserve5 km→🌱Tunstall ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Bathpool ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Chatterley Whitfield Heritage Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Tunstall ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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