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The Parish Church of St Eata

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritagePicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.67841, -2.68064

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🧺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

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST EATA; Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Green Grasshopper, Empis livida +125 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Reed Canary-grass, Common Valerian, Tufted Forget-me-not +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 10Walking route18.1 km
Named routeRef ShW10Length 18.1 kmLocal walking route
River Reflections Walk, Attingham ParkWalking route1.6 km

River Tern, Water Meadow, Man-Made Lake, Two Bridges. Dogs leashed for majority of the walk, with a section for off lead walking in the north: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/shropshire-staffordshire/place

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Food and Fungi Walk, Attingham ParkWalking route1.6 km

Walled Garden, Apple Orchard, Woodland, Fungi, Exotic Fruit

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Repton Ramble, Attingham ParkWalking route4 km

Deer, WW2 Remians, The Ha-Ha, Mainsion Views, River Tern. Dogs leashed for parts of this walk: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/natio

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 15Walking route21.1 km
Named routeRef ShW15Length 21.1 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National Byway (Shropshire)Cycling route

National Byway route in Shropshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 81Cycling route
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Named routeRef 45Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route231 m
Named routeRef 81Length 231 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route42 m
Named routeLength 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Eata's Church, Atcham

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Eata's Church, Atcham

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦ATTINGHAM PARKHistoric site1.4 km→🌱Attingham ParkUrban park1.6 km→🐄Home Farm Attingham Open FarmVisitor farm1.1 km→🌱Springfield Recreation GroundUrban park3.3 km→✦Site discovered by aerial photographyHistoric site2.6 km→⛪St Lucia ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→