Wellspring Methodist Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Cheshire East Getting here
53.15786, -2.20488
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 282m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 282m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Staffordshire Way (Mow Cop-Rushton Spencer) Walking route ▾
Staffordshire Way, part north - Rushton Spencer
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Silver Street public footpath · 36 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 36 m Surface cobblestone Path type: service
Show on map 55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 573 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 573 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 71 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 184 m ▾
Named route Ref 573 Length 184 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 114 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 114 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Lamberts Lane bridleway · 49 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 49 m Surface compacted Path type: service
Show on map Lamberts Lane bridleway · 563 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 563 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Lamberts Lane bridleway · 12 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 12 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Lamberts Lane bridleway · 37 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 37 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Lamberts Lane bridleway · 58 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 58 m Surface dirt Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
44,205 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 44,205 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Great Crested Grebe +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Scaup Aythya marila2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Hedgehog · Bat · Field Vole · Mole · House Mouse +3
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Bat Chiroptera Field Vole Microtus agrestis Mole Talpa europaea House Mouse Mus musculus Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +2
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Italian Lords-and-Ladies · Western Sword-fern
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum Western Sword-fern Polystichum munitum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 44,205 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Great Crested Grebe +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Scaup Aythya marila2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Hedgehog · Bat · Field Vole · Mole · House Mouse +3
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Bat Chiroptera Field Vole Microtus agrestis Mole Talpa europaea House Mouse Mus musculus Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +2
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Italian Lords-and-Ladies · Western Sword-fern
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum Western Sword-fern Polystichum munitum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Fox
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes vulpes
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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