
Daniel Loveard
Temple Balsall
Location
Know before you go
Entry fee
Members onlyGrazing animals
NoWalking trails
Flat, path can get muddy, kissing gates
Access
Contact the Trust for access information.
Dogs
When to visit
Opening times
Open at all timesBest time to visit
February and April to JulyAbout the reserve
Diverse in wildlife, this pleasant wet woodland is bisected by Cuttle Brook as it makes its way to join the River Blythe.  The marshy ground here results from the past existence of an artificial lake that occupied this site before its destruction during the late 1940s.
Common reed and sedges occupy the wetter areas, and there is also a stand of butterbur which produces impressive umbrella-sized leaves in summer.  Although many plants such as bamboo and rhododendron are introductions, the reserve is rich in native flowers and gives a fine show of snowdrops and ramsons in the spring. Scarcer species include large bittercress and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage.