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Christ Church

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.09813, -2.31630

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Pied Wagtail +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Pied Wagtail +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Oak Mildew, Sycamore Tarspot, Ground Elder Rust +64 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Oak Mildew, Sycamore Tarspot, Ground Elder Rust +64 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Helophilus pendulus +139 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Helophilus pendulus +139 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Mallrug, Mallryg, Chicken Of The Woods +2 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 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
A Walk around HaslingtonWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
South Cheshire Market Towns TrailWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Heathwood Drivepublic footpath · 186 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 186 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 451Cycling route
Named routeRef 451National Cycle Network
Route 551Cycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Route 555Cycling route
Named routeRef 555National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Churchyard of Christ Church, Alsager

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Churchyard of Christ Church, Alsager

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