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St Michael's Church

📷 Gethin Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.18203, -2.23201

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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
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 55
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 55
🐕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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Coot +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Coot +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 55

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Hairy Shieldbug +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Hairy Shieldbug +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Hogweed, Raspberry, Perennial Rye-grass +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed, Raspberry, Perennial Rye-grass +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Messuage Lane Nature WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal 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

South Cheshire Market Towns TrailWalking route67 km

Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

64 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

Wildlife to spot

18,745 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,745 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

autumn

2026

Black-headed Gull · Robin · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Woodpigeon +41

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CootFulica atra2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Brown Hare · Bat · Hedgehog · Polecat

Brown HareLepus europaeus
BatChiroptera
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
PolecatMustela putorius2025

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Dock Bug

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Dock BugCoreus marginatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,745 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

autumn

2026

Black-headed Gull · Robin · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Woodpigeon +41

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CootFulica atra2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Brown Hare · Bat · Hedgehog · Polecat

Brown HareLepus europaeus
BatChiroptera
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
PolecatMustela putorius2025

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Dock Bug

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Dock BugCoreus marginatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Gethin Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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