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Double moated site 60m east of Baxterley church

1 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.57041, -1.62236

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +90 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
North Arden Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef NAHTListed length 26 miRegional walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
The Tame Way- River RouteWalking route29 km

Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people. Sister walk to a canal walk also ending at Hopwas. Duration ~9h

Named routeRef TW-RLength 29 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Baxterley Church

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Baxterley Church

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Kingsbury Water ParkUrban park5 km→🏞️KINGSBURY WATER PARKCountry park5 km→✦MEREVALE HALLHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Merevale ParkUrban park4.2 km→🦉KINGSBURY MEADOWNature reserve4 km→🌱St Peter and St Paul's ChurchUrban park4.2 km→

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