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Church Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.97735, -2.25083

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 472m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Avens, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Ramsons +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Sphaerophoria, Alder Leaf Beetle, Green Shieldbug +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sphaerophoria, Alder Leaf Beetle, Green Shieldbug +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 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
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
Kidsgrove to Stoke RidgewayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 555Cycling route
Named routeRef 555National Cycle Network
Silverdale GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route875 m
Named routeRef 5Length 875 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route181 m
Named routeRef 555Length 181 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Whisper Lanebridleway · 475 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 475 mSurface groundPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Butterton: church and Church Wood

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Butterton: church and Church Wood

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🌱Lyme Valley ParkwayUrban park3.4 km→✦KEELE HALLHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Trentham GardensUrban park3.8 km→🌱Brampton ParkUrban park4.8 km→🦉FERNDOWNNature reserve2.1 km→🌱Trentham ParkUrban park3 km→

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