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Churchyard cross, St Edward's churchyard

0 ha

📷 Chris Andrews · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.06888, -2.04454

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Great Tit +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Great Tit +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wild Angelica, Bracken, Raspberry +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wild Angelica, Bracken, Raspberry +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange Bicolorous Sawfly, Leucozona glaucia, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange Bicolorous Sawfly, Leucozona glaucia, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route

Includes some hills

Named routeDuration 45min
Young Woodland LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Cheddleton 1public footpath · 932 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 932 mSurface dirtPath type: path
Cheddleton 1R/1988public footpath · 243 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 243 mSurface dirtPath type: path
Cheddleton 1R/2575public footpath · 152 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 152 mSurface asphaltIncline upPath type: path
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 559Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Churchyard Cross, St Edward's Church, Cheddleton

📷 Chris Andrews · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Churchyard Cross, St Edward's Church, Cheddleton

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🌱Brough ParkUrban park4.8 km→🏞️CONSALL NATURE PARKCountry park4.9 km→🌱Deep Hayes Country ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Ladderedge Country ParkUrban park2.6 km→🏞️LADDEREDGECountry park2.6 km→🦉CONSALLNature reserve4.9 km→

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