St John and St Cross's Church
Getting here
53.18542, -2.64306
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Cotebrook Coffee Shop — 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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Cotebrook Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cheshire Horsefly, Scathophaga stercoraria, Brown Hawker +205 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cheshire Horsefly, Scathophaga stercoraria, Brown Hawker +205 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Family friendly
Good match
café
Cycling
Good match
Named cycling route nearby: Route 71
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route
Baker WayWalking route
Eddisbury WayWalking route27 km
Utkinton LoopWalking route
🚴Cycling
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Whitegate WayCycling route
Route 551Cycling route
Route 71Cycling route
Fruits of the ForestCycling route
N/ACycling route3.4 km
🚵Mountain biking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Hunger Hill TrailMountain bike route
Whitemoor TrailMountain bike route
Delamere Blue Cycle TrailMountain bike route10 km
🐴Horse riding
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Basfords Lanerestricted byway · 480 m
Wildlife to spot
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