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St James's Church

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.28117, -2.82647

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 113m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 113m 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

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

North Cheshire WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route

Longster TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

North Cheshire Way (Chester Spur)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Canalside TrailWalking route

Named route

Mersey WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 563Cycling route

Named routeRef 563National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

Traffic Free ChesterCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route66 m

Named routeRef 70Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route708 m

Named routeRef 70Length 708 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

51,874 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

51,874 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

winter

2025

Jackdaw · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin +25

JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Canada GooseBranta canadensis

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Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

51,874 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

winter

2025

Jackdaw · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin +25

JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Canada GooseBranta canadensis

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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