St James' and St Paul's Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Cheshire East Getting here
53.20871, -2.22530
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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 ☕ Chapeau! 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 ☕ Chapeau! Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tawny Owl, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 55
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Messuage Lane Nature Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Staffordshire Way (Mow Cop-Rushton Spencer) Walking route ▾
Staffordshire Way, part north - Rushton Spencer
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map South Cheshire Market Towns Trail Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 573 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 573 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 71 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 184 m ▾
Named route Ref 573 Length 184 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 114 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 114 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,154 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,154 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Tawny Owl · Goldfinch · Dunnock · Nuthatch +44
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Bank Vole · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · 18-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly +3
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,154 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Tawny Owl · Goldfinch · Dunnock · Nuthatch +44
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Bank Vole · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · 18-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly +3
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Chaetopteryx villosa Chaetopteryx villosa2025
Chaetopteryx villosa Chaetopteryx villosa2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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