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St Margaret's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦99+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

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

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Small White, Gatekeeper +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust, Physcia tenella, Common Orange Lichen +8 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Heritage

Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARGARET; Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Yorkshire-fog +94 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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

Named routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Weaver Way (Nantwich Loop)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
South Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 51kmRegional walking route
Starkey's Bridgepublic footpath · 12 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 12 mPath type: track
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Hamlets and HedgerowsCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 551Cycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
Route 451Cycling route
Named routeRef 451National Cycle Network
NCN 552Cycling route
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Margaret's Church and Graveyard

St Margaret's Church and Graveyard

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