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War Memorial

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.24098, -2.51546

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🛝Playground 127m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mute Swan +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mute Swan +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Small White +185 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Small White +185 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Greater Celandine, Guelder-rose, Raspberry +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Greater Celandine, Guelder-rose, Raspberry +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km

Buxton to Northwich

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Saltscape TrailWalking route
Named route
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

98 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Whitegate WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 573Cycling route
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Biking the BackroadsCycling route
Named routeRef Biking the BackroadsLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

War Memorial, Davenham

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

War Memorial, Davenham

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Marbury Country ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Griffiths ParkUrban park3 km→✦Anderton Boat Lift, aqueduct, basins, meter building, toll houses and buried remains of salt chutes, inclined planes, the east basin and dockside featuresHistoric site3.7 km→✦Lion Salt Works and remains of part of the Alliance Salt WorksHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Weaver ParkwayUrban park4.1 km→🌱ChinkersUrban park2 km→

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