Tarporley Baptist and Methodist Church
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Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.15603, -2.66831
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Old Fire Station Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Old Fire Station Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sycamore, Ash, Beech +34 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Sycamore, Ash, Beech +34 more · last seen 2015
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lecanora polytropa, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Chewing Gum Lichen +4 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Lecanora polytropa, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Chewing Gum Lichen +4 more · last seen 2018
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 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 route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sandstone Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Eddisbury Way Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Length 27 km Regional walking route
Show on map Utkinton Loop Walking route ▾
Moss Lane public footpath · 14 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 14 m Path type: track
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map River to Ridge Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 71 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 Regional cycle route
Show on map Fruits of the Forest Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Fruits of the Forest Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 3.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 71 Length 3.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Moss Lane restricted byway · 275 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 275 m Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
3,059 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,059 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +44
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Raven Corvus corax Mute Swan Cygnus olor Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swift Apus apus Curruca communis communis Curruca communis communis Coot Fulica atra2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Noctule · Hedgehog · Red Deer +1
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Deer Cervus elaphus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Corizus hyoscyami · Juniper Shieldbug · Slender Ground-hopper · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Criorhina floccosa +2
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2023 Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa2024 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,059 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +44
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Raven Corvus corax Mute Swan Cygnus olor Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swift Apus apus Curruca communis communis Curruca communis communis Coot Fulica atra2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Noctule · Hedgehog · Red Deer +1
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Deer Cervus elaphus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Corizus hyoscyami · Juniper Shieldbug · Slender Ground-hopper · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Criorhina floccosa +2
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2023 Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa2024 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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