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St Martin's Church

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.41095, -2.18132

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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
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

13 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Brown Rollrim, Candlesnuff Fungus, Turkeytail +209 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Brown Rollrim, Candlesnuff Fungus, Turkeytail +209 more · last seen 2025

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Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Hogweed, Groundsel +52 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Hogweed, Groundsel +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Coesyn Melfed, Oyster Mushroom +23 more foraging species

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 2Walking route10.5 km

GM Ringway Stage 2 - Sale Water Park to Didsbury Village

Named routeLength 10.5 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

262 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Airport Orbital CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route
Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route
Alan Newton WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A6 alternate routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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St Martin's Church, Heaton Norris

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Martin's Church, Heaton Norris

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🌱Bruntwood ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Cringle ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Platt Fields ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Platt Fields ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Cale Green ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Fog Lane ParkUrban park3.1 km→

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