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St Oswald's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pied Wagtail +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pied Wagtail +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Thistle Rust, Entyloma ficariae, Tutsan Rust +5 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Thistle Rust, Entyloma ficariae, Tutsan Rust +5 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Painted Lady, Banded Demoiselle, Hairy Shieldbug +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Banded Demoiselle, Hairy Shieldbug +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Cheshire Circuit

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 7 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
Weaver Way (Nantwich Loop)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Great English WalkWalking route
Named route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

78 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 551Cycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
Route 451Cycling route
Named routeRef 451National Cycle Network
Route 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Regional cycle route
Route 551Cycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
Route (551)Cycling route
Named routeRef (551)National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route127 m
Named routeRef 451Length 127 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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