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Malpas Farm Shop

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📷 Ben Brooksbank · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.03796, -2.74924

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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
  • 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
  • 🐾Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Farm visit

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Chaffinch +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Chaffinch +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Sycamore, Elder +40 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Hawthorn, Sycamore, Elder +40 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Harlequin Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Harlequin Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Farm visits

Farm shop

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Elder, Hazel +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Marches WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
River to RidgeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route257 m
Named routeRef 45Length 257 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.8 km
Named routeRef 45Length 7.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 45Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Former Malpas station, 2003

📷 Ben Brooksbank · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Former Malpas station, 2003

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The RecUrban park2.2 km→✦Castle Hill motte, MalpasHistoric site2.3 km→✦CHOLMONDELEY CASTLEHistoric site4.9 km→✦Malpas Castle HillHistoric site2.3 km→✦Malpas cross at town centre junction of Church Street and Oldhall StreetHistoric site2.3 km→✦Medieval and post-medieval settlement remains and associated field system immediately east of Overton HallHistoric site2.6 km→

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