Birch Moss Covert Nature Reserve

#4606 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Birch Moss Covert Nature Reserve is a nature reserve managed by the Cheshire Wildlife Trust. It is located on Carrington Moss, north of Sinderland Lane, which runs off the A56 road at Broadheath, Greater Manchester. ()

Elevation: 253 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°48'32"N, 2°22'44"W

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Birch Moss Covert Nature Reserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Norbury Junction, Holy Trinity Church, St Lawrence's Church, Aqualate Mere.

3 miE
Canal
Norbury Junction, Stafford
76 min walk • Norbury Junction is a canal junction which lies about 1 mile to the south east of Norbury, in Staffordshire, England. It opened in 1835, and closed in 1944, although the main line of the Shropshire Union Canal still runs through it.
6.1 miNE
Church
Holy Trinity Church, Eccleshall
157 min walk • Holy Trinity Church in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England, is a Grade I listed Anglican church. The building dates mostly from the 13th century, and there was restoration in the 19th century. The church contains the tombs of four Bishops of Lichfield.
5.5 miE
Church
St Lawrence's Church
141 min walk • St Lawrence's Church is an Anglican church in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The earliest parts of the church are of Norman architecture; it was later much modified. The church is unusual in having a central tower.
2.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Aqualate Mere, Newport
66 min walk • Aqualate Mere, in Staffordshire, is the largest natural lake in the English Midlands and is managed as a national nature reserve by Natural England.
2.9 miS
City hall
Newport Guildhall, Newport
74 min walk • Newport Guildhall is a large timber-framed municipal building in Newport, Shropshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.1 miSW
Church, Architecture
St Peter
79 min walk • St. Peter's Church is in the village of Edgmond, Shropshire, England. The church is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Edgmond and Shifnal, the archdeaconry of Salop, and the diocese of Lichfield.
2.7 miS
Memorial
Puleston Cross, Newport
70 min walk • The Puleston Cross is a Butter cross in the market town of Newport, Shropshire The Cross sits in Middle Row, formerly Rotten Row, and denotes the market place.
6.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Eccleshall Castle, Eccleshall
160 min walk • Eccleshall Castle is located in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England. It was originally built in the 13th century. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade II* listed building.
3.9 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Way for the Millennium
101 min walk • The Way for the Millennium is an east–west route across Staffordshire, deliberately designed for easy walking, using towpaths, old railway lines and footpaths and visiting attractive countryside and green spaces.
2.7 miS
Church
St Nicholas Church, Newport
69 min walk • St Nicholas's Church is an Anglican church in the market town of Newport, Shropshire, England lying within the Diocese of Lichfield. It is dedicated to St Nicholas, the patron saint of fishermen. The church is a Grade II* listed building. It is of Early English and Perpendicular architecture.
2.6 miE
Park
Loynton Moss
67 min walk • Loynton Moss is a nature reserve of the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, near the village of Woodseaves, in Staffordshire, England. It is adjacent to the Shropshire Union Canal, as it runs from nearby Norbury to High Offley.