St John's Church
Plan your visit
Getting here
53.10363, -2.72525
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
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕The Poffee — 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
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕The Poffee — 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Pied Flycatcher +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Pied Flycatcher +76 more · last seen 2026
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, Dryad's Saddle, Elder Whitewash +104 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, Dryad's Saddle, Elder Whitewash +104 more · last seen 2024
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Tawny Mining Bee +88 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Tawny Mining Bee +88 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Scarletina Bolete, Blackfoot Polypore +10 more foraging species
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Milennium MileWalking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route
Eddisbury WayWalking route27 km
🚴Cycling
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Mercian WayCycling route
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
River to RidgeCycling route
Main RouteCycling route141 m
Main RouteCycling route565 m
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Wildlife to spot
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