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St John's Church

📷 Jonathan Kington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.17018, -2.19625

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 125m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 125m 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

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Robin +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Robin +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax, Harlequin Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax, Harlequin Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Messuage Lane Nature WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Staffordshire Way (Mow Cop-Rushton Spencer)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part north - Rushton Spencer

Named routeRegional walking route

Bailey Crescentpublic footpath · 194 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 194 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Tall Ash Avenuepublic footpath · 74 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 74 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Bailey Crescentpublic footpath · 79 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 79 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

Route 573Cycling route

Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network

Route 71Cycling route

Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route184 m

Named routeRef 573Length 184 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route114 m

Named routeRef 55Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths

Bromley Roadbridleway · 25 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 25 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Brookhouse Lanebridleway · 24 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 24 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Bromley Roadbridleway · 9 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Bromley Roadbridleway · 58 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 58 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Tommys Lanebridleway · 163 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 163 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

34,352 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

34,352 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumn

2026

Black-headed Gull · Robin · Woodpigeon · Tufted Duck · Magpie +37

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CootFulica atra2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025

🐝

Insects6 species

springautumn

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Syrphus ribesii +1

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2025

Italian Lords-and-Ladies · Western Sword-fern

Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Western Sword-fernPolystichum munitum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

34,352 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumn

2026

Black-headed Gull · Robin · Woodpigeon · Tufted Duck · Magpie +37

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CootFulica atra2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025

🐝

Insects6 species

springautumn

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Syrphus ribesii +1

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2025

Italian Lords-and-Ladies · Western Sword-fern

Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Western Sword-fernPolystichum munitum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Kington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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