Church of St Mary the Virgin
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.26403, -2.57529
Open directionsv 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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network Route 5 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network Route 5 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Robin +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Robin +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Bog Stitchwort · last seen 2025; Plants — Bog Stitchwort · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Dane Valley Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Buxton to Northwich
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Saltscape Trail Walking route ▾
Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Norley Wildflower Memorial Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Smiths Lane public footpath · 41 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 41 m Path type: residential
Show on map Valley Road public footpath · 131 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 131 m Path type: residential
Show on map Leigh Way public footpath · 139 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 139 m Path type: residential
Show on map 94 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Whitegate Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 573 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 573 National Cycle Network
Show on map Biking the Backroads Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Biking the Backroads Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
17,682 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,682 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Raven Corvus corax Common Gull Larus canus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Martin Delichon urbicum Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Swift Apus apus Stock Dove Columba oenas Swallow Hirundo rustica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Water Scorpion · Woolly Alder Sawfly · Dock Bug · Common Darter · Southern Hawker +2
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Bog Stitchwort
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,682 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Raven Corvus corax Common Gull Larus canus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Martin Delichon urbicum Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Swift Apus apus Stock Dove Columba oenas Swallow Hirundo rustica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Water Scorpion · Woolly Alder Sawfly · Dock Bug · Common Darter · Southern Hawker +2
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Bog Stitchwort
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
