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Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard

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📷 John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.04960, -2.81098

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +65 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +65 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Athallia holocarpa s. lat., Psilolechia lucida, Melanelixia fuliginosa +7 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Athallia holocarpa s. lat., Psilolechia lucida, Melanelixia fuliginosa +7 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Black-poplar, Ivy, Bluebell +2 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Black-poplar, Ivy, Bluebell +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Marches WayWalking route
Named route
Raw HeadWalking route
Named route
Rose Farm DEFRA Conservation WalksWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
River to RidgeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route7.8 km
Named routeRef 45Length 7.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Long Lanebridleway · 526 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 526 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mary's Church, Tilston

📷 John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary's Church, Tilston

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The RecUrban park4.1 km→✦Castle Hill motte, MalpasHistoric site4.4 km→✦Malpas Castle HillHistoric site4.4 km→✦Medieval settlement and part of field system at Castletown FarmHistoric site1.9 km→✦Medieval and post-medieval settlement remains and associated field system immediately east of Overton HallHistoric site2.9 km→✦Malpas cross at town centre junction of Church Street and Oldhall StreetHistoric site4.5 km→

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