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St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church

📷 Steve Lewin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.09789, -2.29372

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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
  • 🛝Playground 121m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Oak Mildew, Sycamore Tarspot, Ground Elder Rust +64 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Oak Mildew, Sycamore Tarspot, Ground Elder Rust +64 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +127 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +127 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 3 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 Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Kidsgrove to Stoke RidgewayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
National Route 555Cycling route
Named routeRef 555National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 551Cycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 5Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

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St Gabriel's Church, Alsager

📷 Steve Lewin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Gabriel's Church, Alsager

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🌱Milton ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Milton ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Northolme GardensUrban park1.1 km→🌱B'Hoys Community GardensUrban park1.1 km→🌱Bathpool ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Coronation GardensUrban park1.1 km→

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