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St Chad's Church

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goosander and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goosander and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🐕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· FreeToilets

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9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goosander, Woodpigeon, Mallard +106 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goosander, Woodpigeon, Mallard +106 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Good match

toilets

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Club-tail, Banded Demoiselle, Beautiful Demoiselle +16 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Club-tail, Banded Demoiselle, Beautiful Demoiselle +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 15 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

Castle Gardenspublic footpath · 63 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

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

14,807 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,807 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Mallard · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +69

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
CootFulica atra2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwiftApus apus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common GullLarus canus2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025

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Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Badger

Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects5 species

springsummer

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Brevicoryne brassicae · Common Club-tail · Tawny Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae2025
Common Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimus2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,807 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Mallard · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +69

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
CootFulica atra2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwiftApus apus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common GullLarus canus2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Badger

Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects5 species

springsummer

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Brevicoryne brassicae · Common Club-tail · Tawny Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae2025
Common Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimus2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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