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St Boniface's Church

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.11826, -2.64524

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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
  • 🍄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

Good to know

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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Great Tit +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Great Tit +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Haematomma ochroleucum, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Acarospora fuscata +8 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Haematomma ochroleucum, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Acarospora fuscata +8 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Common Sorrel, Meadowsweet +109 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Nettle, Common Sorrel, Meadowsweet +109 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Common Sorrel, Meadowsweet +14 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Comma, Gatekeeper +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Comma, Gatekeeper +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 13 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
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Eddisbury WayWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 551Cycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
River to RidgeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route141 m
Named routeRef 45Length 141 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles
Main RouteCycling route565 m
Named routeRef 45Length 565 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 45Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bunbury, St. Boniface's Church: Roof corbel 2

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bunbury, St. Boniface's Church: Roof corbel 2

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Useful places within 5 km

✦Bunbury locks, bridge and stablesHistoric site1.3 km→✦Beeston Castle and Woodland ParkHistoric site3.3 km→✦Medieval village and field system remains immediately east of HaycroftHistoric site1.6 km→✦Beeston cast iron lockHistoric site2.4 km→✦Beeston Castle; medieval enclosure castle and site of late prehistoric hillfortHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Brook Road Playing Field and Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→

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