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St John's Church

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.26242, -2.27227

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Coot
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Coot
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tufted Duck, Coot, Great Crested Grebe +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Coot, Great Crested Grebe +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Eristalis · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Eristalis · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Hawthorn · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

North Cheshire WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route

Wizard WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

Heritage LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route

Route 573Cycling route

Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network

Route 71Cycling route

Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route

Wizard TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cheshire Cheese LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Cheshire Cheese LoopLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

85,522 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

85,522 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2026

Tufted Duck · Blackbird · Goldeneye · Coot · Great Crested Grebe +50

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Great TitParus major2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Eristalis

EristalisEristalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

85,522 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2026

Tufted Duck · Blackbird · Goldeneye · Coot · Great Crested Grebe +50

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Great TitParus major2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Eristalis

EristalisEristalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chelford, St. John the Evangelist's Church: Eastern aspect

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