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St Luke's Church

📷 Roger May · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.30543, -2.58004

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Oak Crust, Beechleaf Parachute, False Chanterelle +30 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Oak Crust, Beechleaf Parachute, False Chanterelle +30 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Hawfinch +30 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Hawfinch +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +5 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +5 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Beechleaf Parachute, False Chanterelle, Blushing Wood Mushroom

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Saltscape TrailWalking route
Named route
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Biking the BackroadsCycling route
Named routeRef Biking the BackroadsLocal cycle route
Bridgewater WayCycling route
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
5 Appleton ThornCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 5Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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St. Luke's Church, Whitley

📷 Roger May · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St. Luke's Church, Whitley

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