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St John the Baptist's Church

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.22926, -1.82816

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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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Thalloidima sedifolium, Athallia holocarpa s. lat., Lecanora horiza +9 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Thalloidima sedifolium, Athallia holocarpa s. lat., Lecanora horiza +9 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Field Scabious, Great Burnet +91 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Field Scabious, Great Burnet +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
White Peak Loop - Link to Monsal TrailWalking route
Named route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 2Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine Cycleway (on road alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Buxton Cycle Route 1Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 5Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St. John the Baptist's church, Chelmorton

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St. John the Baptist's church, Chelmorton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Lees and Dove Rakes, Booth Lee Pipes and Sterndale SoughHistoric site5 km→✦Maury Mine and SoughHistoric site4.2 km→✦Standing cross in the churchyard of St Michael and All AngelsHistoric site2.7 km→✦Lime KilnHistoric site3.8 km→⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→✦Wind Low bowl barrow and standing crossHistoric site4.9 km→

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