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St John's Church

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.28645, -2.36251

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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
🐕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

🌞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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Magpie, Moorhen +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Magpie, Moorhen +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Bibio pomonae +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Bibio pomonae +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

North Cheshire WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire Cheese LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Cheshire Cheese LoopLocal cycle route

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

Route 573Cycling route

Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network

Heritage LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route4.1 km

Named routeRef 573Length 4.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route42 m

Named routeRef 573Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

42,341 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

42,341 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

autumnwinter

2025

Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Great Tit · Jackdaw +36

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GadwallMareca strepera
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black SwanCygnus atratus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

42,341 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

autumnwinter

2025

Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Great Tit · Jackdaw +36

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GadwallMareca strepera
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black SwanCygnus atratus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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