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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.95755, -2.62866
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mallard
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mallard
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Mallard, Moorhen +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Coot, Mallard, Moorhen +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Rhyzobius litura +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — New Zealand Pigmyweed, Soft-rush, Creeping Bent +191 more · last seen 2025
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - Wem to WhitchurchWalking route25 km▾
Named routeRef ShW12aLength 25 kmRegional walking route
South Cheshire WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 51kmRegional walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Marches WayWalking route▾
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Hamlets and HedgerowsCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Shropshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway route in Shropshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route370 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 370 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Christ Church at Ash Magna
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
10,466 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,466 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Coot · Jay · Moorhen · Greylag Goose +20
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GadwallMareca strepera
- TealAnas crecca
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects11 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 22-spot Ladybird · Coccidula rufa +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
🌿Plants71 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Creeping Bent · Water-violet · Soft-rush · Marsh-bedstraw · New Zealand Pigmyweed +66
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Water-violetHottonia palustris
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
- New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii
- Orange FoxtailAlopecurus aequalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,466 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Coot · Jay · Moorhen · Greylag Goose +20
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GadwallMareca strepera
- TealAnas crecca
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects11 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 22-spot Ladybird · Coccidula rufa +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
🌿Plants71 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Creeping Bent · Water-violet · Soft-rush · Marsh-bedstraw · New Zealand Pigmyweed +66
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Water-violetHottonia palustris
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
- New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii
- Orange FoxtailAlopecurus aequalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Yellow Iris
Yellow Iris
Iris pseudacorus
Iris pseudacorus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusNodding Bur-marigoldBidens cernuaNodding Bur-marigoldBidens cernuaCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataWater FernAzolla filiculoidesWater FernAzolla filiculoidesMarsh St John's-wortHypericum elodesMarsh St John's-wortHypericum elodesCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumSquare-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonumSquare-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonumHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensVelvet BentAgrostis caninaVelvet BentAgrostis caninaFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaTubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosaTubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosaSlender RushJuncus tenuisSlender RushJuncus tenuisSkullcapScutellaria galericulataSkullcapScutellaria galericulataPale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifoliaPale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifoliaWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusBottle SedgeCarex rostrataBottle SedgeCarex rostrataWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraMarsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustrisMarsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustrisRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileWestern GorseUlex galliiWestern GorseUlex galliiGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineCommon DuckweedLemna minorCommon DuckweedLemna minorMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaWater-purslaneLythrum portulaWater-purslaneLythrum portulaBladder-sedgeCarex vesicariaBladder-sedgeCarex vesicariaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaFloating Club-rushEleogiton fluitansFloating Club-rushEleogiton fluitansIvy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulcaIvy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulcaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSmall Sweet-grassGlyceria declinataSmall Sweet-grassGlyceria declinataRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitricheCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaEvents & activities nearby
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