Church Road Recreation Ground
5 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.11012, -2.17023
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Becci's Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Becci's Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh-marigold, Field Maple, Common Knapweed +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking 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
51 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 route30 m▾
Named routeRef 555Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
21,304 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,304 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CootFulica atra
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- MoleTalpa europaea
Eristalis pertinax · Common Darter
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common Knapweed · Field Maple · Mugwort · Hazel · Wood Avens +4
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
- Field MapleAcer campestre2025
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,304 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CootFulica atra
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- MoleTalpa europaea
Eristalis pertinax · Common Darter
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common Knapweed · Field Maple · Mugwort · Hazel · Wood Avens +4
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
- Field MapleAcer campestre2025
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas