Roman Catholic Church of St Columba
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.21057, -2.87587
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Orange Cup, King Alfred's Cakes, Dark Honey Fungus +20 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Orange Cup, King Alfred's Cakes, Dark Honey Fungus +20 more · last seen 2025
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 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 route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map North Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 114km Regional walking route
Show on map Baker Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Marches Way Walking route ▾
Longster Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 161 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Burton Marsh Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 568 National Cycle Network
Show on map Brown Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Brown Local cycle route
Show on map Chester - Sealand Road Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Turquoise Local cycle route
Show on map Route 563 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 563 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Chester Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
109,786 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 109,786 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Moorhen · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +26
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Teal Anas crecca Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Adder
🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus +3
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 109,786 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Moorhen · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +26
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Teal Anas crecca Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Adder
🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus +3
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 