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St George's Church

📷 Anthony O'Neil · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.39004, -2.35132

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Rise and Grind Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Rise and Grind Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPlaygroundToilets

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11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Hornet Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Hornet Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bollin Valley WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 1Walking route11.7 km

GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park

Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

107 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

Airport Orbital CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route

Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route

Airport City CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Urmston-Ashton cyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Heritage LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

21,029 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,029 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +60

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CootFulica atra
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025
Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Badger · Common Pipistrelle +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects37 species

springsummer

2026

Alder Leaf Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Darter +32

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
EupteryxEupteryx2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2023
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2023
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023
Grey-patched Mining BeeAndrena nitida2023

🌿

Plants4 species

summerautumn

2024

Himalayan Balsam · Giant Hogweed · Japanese Knotweed · Parsley-leaved Bramble

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,029 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +60

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CootFulica atra
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025
Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Badger · Common Pipistrelle +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects37 species

springsummer

2026

Alder Leaf Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Darter +32

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
EupteryxEupteryx2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2023
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2023
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023
Grey-patched Mining BeeAndrena nitida2023

🌿

Plants4 species

summerautumn

2024

Himalayan Balsam · Giant Hogweed · Japanese Knotweed · Parsley-leaved Bramble

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anthony O'Neil · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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