Photo: Christopher Hilton · CC BY-SA 2.0Parks and walks in Audlem
Parks and playing fields in Audlem add up to 0.6 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 50% of residents. 22 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 2.2 for every square kilometre. Audlem grades D− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Audlem grades D− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Audlem, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
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Graded, never part of the overall grade (like History and Civic life). It measures what is mapped: OS Open Greenspace leaves out woodland and open-access land that isn’t a park, and OpenStreetMap’s rural paths are more complete in some places than others.
How Audlem compares with UK villages of 1,800 to 1,900
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,800 to 1,900 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Audlem falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 54 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Llanberis Gwynedd | A+ | 33.7 | 100% | 3.9 | 49% |
| 2 | St Just Cornwall | A+ | 1.8 | 100% | 4.2 | 50% |
| 3 | Southwick Wiltshire | A+ | 22.2 | 100% | 5.2 | 1% |
| 4 | Market Lavington Wiltshire | A+ | 9.9 | 100% | 4.1 | 1% |
| 5 | Mistley Essex | A | 4.3 | 86% | 1.9 | 41% |
| 6 | Colwall Stone Herefordshire | A | 4.5 | 67% | 5.5 | 64% |
| 7 | Wembury Devon | A− | 2.4 | 53% | 2.7 | 41% |
| 8 | Flamborough East Riding of Yorkshire | A− | 1.9 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 9 | Painswick Gloucestershire | B+ | 1.3 | 81% | 4.3 | 83% |
| 10 | Waddesdon Buckinghamshire | B+ | 3 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 11 | Tongwynlais South Glamorgan | B+ | 8.6 | 65% | 5.8 | 0% |
| 12 | Marks Tey Essex | B+ | 5.5 | 92% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 13 | Findon West Sussex | B+ | 1.7 | 74% | 3.7 | 70% |
| 14 | Bishop's Castle Shropshire | B+ | 2 | 100% | 1.3 | 53% |
| 15 | Weston Turville Buckinghamshire | B | 2.9 | 64% | 3.1 | 30% |
| 16 | Fernhurst West Sussex | B | 3.1 | 37% | 3 | 92% |
| 17 | Hathersage Derbyshire | B | 1.6 | 58% | 4.5 | 100% |
| 18 | Westham East Sussex | B | 3.8 | 18% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 19 | Ironville Derbyshire | B | 1.6 | 100% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 20 | Northop Hall Clwyd | B | 2.6 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 21 | Rhayader Powys | B | 5.5 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 22 | Hemingfield South Yorkshire | B | 3.3 | 80% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 23 | Hughenden Valley Buckinghamshire | B− | 2.1 | 32% | 3.4 | 76% |
| 24 | Chilcompton Somerset | B− | 6.5 | 40% | 2.9 | 1% |
| 25 | Yelverton Devon | B− | 3.6 | 72% | 1.1 | 85% |
| 26 | Holbrook Derbyshire | B− | 4.2 | 55% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 27 | Meldreth Cambridgeshire | B− | 4.7 | 82% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 28 | Inkberrow Worcestershire | B− | 5.3 | 83% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 29 | Ingrave and Herongate Essex | B− | 5 | 51% | 4 | 0% |
| 30 | Newcastle Emlyn Dyfed | B− | 5.9 | 100% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 31 | Warden Kent | B− | 1.4 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 32 | High Halstow Kent | B− | 1.7 | 76% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 33 | Barnburgh and Harlington South Yorkshire | B− | 1.8 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 34 | Great Yeldham Essex | C+ | 3.1 | 86% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 35 | Lowdham Nottinghamshire | C+ | 3.7 | 85% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 36 | Pontlottyn Gwent | C+ | 1.8 | 70% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 37 | Withnoe Cornwall | C+ | 1.4 | 100% | 0.9 | 3% |
| 38 | Ryton-on-Dunsmore Warwickshire | C | 1.2 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 39 | Walkington East Riding of Yorkshire | C | 2.3 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 40 | Dunkeswell Devon | C | 1.4 | 83% | 0.7 | 87% |
| 41 | Lympstone Devon | C | 1 | 66% | 1.3 | 16% |
| 42 | Scotby Cumbria | C− | 3 | 75% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 43 | Drakes Broughton Worcestershire | C− | 1 | 86% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 44 | Toft Hill and High Etherley County Durham | C− | 2.5 | 83% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 45 | Woolpit Suffolk | C− | 4.3 | 54% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 46 | Branton South Yorkshire | C− | 1.1 | 71% | 3 | 0% |
| 47 | Bradninch Devon | D | 2.3 | 73% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 48 | Thornton-le-Dale North Yorkshire | D | 1.1 | 58% | 1.1 | 29% |
| 49 | Rickinghall and Botesdale Suffolk | D | 1.7 | 61% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 50 | Harston Cambridgeshire | D | 1.6 | 45% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 51 | Stainton North Yorkshire | D | 0.5 | 0% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 52 | Barnetby le Wold Lincolnshire | D | 1.8 | 59% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 53 | Wragby Lincolnshire | D | 1.3 | 69% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 54 | Mickle Trafford Cheshire | D− | 0.5 | 70% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 55 | Audlem Cheshire | D− | 0.6 | 50% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 56 | Great Barton Suffolk | D− | 1.6 | 19% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 57 | Pentre Maelor Clwyd | D− | 1.4 | 8% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 58 | Bardsey West Yorkshire | D− | 0.1 | 0% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 59 | Burstwick East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0% |
| 60 | Wainfleet All Saints Lincolnshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 0.7 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Audlem’s built-up area.
5 in 10 Audlem residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
About 900 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 3 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 611 residents.
3 waymarked walks pass through or near Audlem
22 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Audlem and the kilometre around it, 2.2 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
3 regional routes pass through, including the Cheshire Circuit, Weaver Way and South Cheshire Way.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
The best walking months in Audlem: May to September
The village’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.1 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 64 | 47 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 64 | 62 | 78 | 64 | 73 |
March is the driest month (44 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 78 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 44 nights a year. The climate in Audlem →
3 playgrounds
Mapped within 2 km of the village in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK village its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audlem | D− | 0.6 | 50% | 0% |
| Nantwich 5.3 mi | C | 2.2 | 86% | 0% |
| Shavington 5.6 mi | C− | 1.1 | 87% | 0% |
| Willaston (Cheshire East) 5.6 mi | D | 1.0 | 82% | 0% |
| Market Drayton 6.0 mi | C− | 1.5 | 88% | 0% |
| Loggerheads 6.9 mi | C− | 1.2 | 86% | 0% |
| Madeley 7.2 mi | B | 3.8 | 100% | 0% |
Madeley, 7.2 miles away, grades B, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Nantwich, Shavington and Market Drayton have at least twice Audlem’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Audlem
Is Audlem near a National Park?
No National Park or National Landscape is within 30 km (about 19 miles) of Audlem.
What are the best walks near Audlem?
3 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the Cheshire Circuit, Weaver Way and South Cheshire Way.
How many people in Audlem live near a park?
50% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical UK town is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Audlem?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Audlem good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 2.2 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 36% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 5% (0.6 ha per 1,000 residents).
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Audlem’s overall grade.
Where Audlem’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Landscapes: Natural England and Natural Resources Wales boundaries, areas and designation dates, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik, 16 October 2026.
- Historic parks, listed buildings and monuments: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: ONS Census 2021 output areas.
- Grade: TownRatings’ Outdoors Grade, ranked against UK towns only.
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