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Church Green

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📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.08110, -2.88098

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Goosander
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Cleopatra's II — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Goosander
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Cleopatra's II — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Best for

10 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

Free

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Playgrounds

Very strong match

Free

playground, toilets, café, parking

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Mallard, Goosander, Woodpigeon +94 more · last seen 2026

Picnic day out

Strong match

Free

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Mallard, Goosander, Woodpigeon +94 more · last seen 2026

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Common Club-tail, Banded Demoiselle, Beautiful Demoiselle +15 more · last seen 2026

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Marches WayWalking route▾

Named route

Rose Farm DEFRA Conservation WalksWalking route▾

Named route

Dee WayWalking route▾

Named route

Walkers Lanepublic footpath · 119 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 119 mPath type: residential

Fairviewpublic footpath · 111 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 111 mPath type: residential

Castle Gardenspublic footpath · 63 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

River to RidgeCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

13,632 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

13,632 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds97 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Goosander · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull

+92 more species

All 97 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
CootFulica atra2025
TealAnas crecca2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2023
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons2023

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Mammals4 species

springwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Hedgehog

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Insects18 species

spring

2026

Common Club-tail · Banded Demoiselle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird

+13 more species

All 18 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimus2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025

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Plants1 species

summer

2024

Mugwort

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,632 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds97 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Goosander · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull

+92 more species

All 97 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
CootFulica atra2025
TealAnas crecca2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2023
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons2023

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Mammals4 species

springwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Hedgehog

🐝

Insects18 species

spring

2026

Common Club-tail · Banded Demoiselle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird

+13 more species

All 18 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimus2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025

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Plants1 species

summer

2024

Mugwort

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holt, St. Chad's Church: Graffiti on the west wall

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Photos

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holt, St. Chad's Church: Graffiti on the west wall

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Facilities

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Café

Cleopatra's II · 200m

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Parking

3 nearby · Free · 107m

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Playground

33m away

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Toilets

120m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Church GreenUrban park0 m→✦Holt Castle RuinsHistoric site400 m→✦Farndon Holt Bridge Also in Clwyd: WalesHistoric site300 m→⛪St Chad's ChurchReligious grounds200 m→🌱Wellington Green Play AreaUrban park800 m→🐄iBeacon Strawberry GrowingVisitor farm700 m→