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Preceptory at Temple Balsall

7 ha

📷 David Stowell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.38177, -1.69717

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Blackbird
  • ✦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
Parking

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY; Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Beautiful Demoiselle, Helophilus pendulus +118 more · last seen 2026

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

28 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km

Birmingham to Napton section

Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 01Walking route
Named routeRef C01Listed length 11 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Solihull-KnowleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 523Cycling route
Named routeRef 523National Cycle Network
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Temple House, Temple Balsall

📷 David Stowell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Temple House, Temple Balsall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Knowle ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Lavender Hall ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Dorridge ParkUrban park4.1 km→🦉LAVENDER HALL PARKNature reserve3.6 km→🌱Bentley Heath Recreation GroundUrban park4.3 km→✦BADDESLEY CLINTON HALLHistoric site4.4 km→