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Standing cross in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels' Church

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📷 Peter Craine · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

ForagingHeritageSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.72368, -2.95115

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌿103+ species of plants recorded here — summer brings peak botanical diversity with Sweet Chestnut and Hoary Cinquefoil among those found
  • 🌿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 spot

Best for

7 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Heritage

Grade II* listed building: CHURCHYARD CROSS APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES TO SOUTH OF SOUTH CHAPEL OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS; Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Hoary Cinquefoil, Common Whitlowgrass +100 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker +9 more · last seen 2024; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Wildlife

Traditional orchard priority habitat; Reptiles — Common Lizard, Slow-worm · last seen 2024

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Barn Owl, Raven +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 15Walking route21.1 km
Named routeRef ShW15Length 21.1 kmLocal walking route
Severn Way (1) Source to ShrewsburyWalking route116 km
Named routeRef SW (1)Length 116 kmRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 14Walking route22.1 km
Named routeRef ShW14Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route11.8 km
Named routeRef 81Length 11.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route612 m
Named routeRef 81Length 612 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route530 m
Named routeRef 81Length 530 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.1 km
Named routeRef 81Length 14.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Michael and All Angels Church, Alberbury

📷 Peter Craine · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Michael and All Angels Church, Alberbury

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rowton Castle Hotel & Country ClubUrban park2.7 km→🌱Montford Parish (Millennium Green)Urban park4.3 km→⛪St Michael and All Angels' ChurchReligious grounds0 m→✦Alberbury CastleHistoric site0 m→✦Alberbury Castle: tower keep castle 70m south west of the Church of St Michael and All AngelsHistoric site100 m→⛪St Andrew's Presbyterian ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→