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St Edward's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • Kéik — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Elder Whitewash, Candlesnuff Fungus, Scurfy Twiglet +229 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Elder Whitewash, Candlesnuff Fungus, Scurfy Twiglet +229 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Phragmocephala atra, Oak Pin +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ground-elder, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Wood Anemone +43 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ground-elder, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Wood Anemone +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route

Includes some hills

Named routeDuration 45min
Young Woodland LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Fosters TrailWalking route
Named route
Pickwood Roadpublic footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mPath type: path
Leek Town 10public footpath · 8 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mSurface settPath type: path
Pickwood Roadpublic footpath · 10 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mPath type: path
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 559Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route302 m
Named routeRef 559Length 302 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Parish Church of St Edward the Confessor

Parish Church of St Edward the Confessor

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