Cocks Moors Woods golf course (Birmingham City Council) 57 ha
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Paid entry Dogs welcome 57 ha
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52.41701, -1.88256
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▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route 234 km ▾
Birmingham to Napton section
Named route Length 234 km Regional walking route
Show on map Balsall Heath Tree Trail East Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Balsall Heath Tree Trail West Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Olton > Shirley Walking route 12.5 km ▾
An 8-mile longer meander along the banks of the Grand Union Canal and the River Cole, through the heart of Tolkein Country!
Duration: 3.5 hours
Distance: 8 miles
Named route Ref rtOlt Length 12.5 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Shirley > The Lakes Walking route 8 km ▾
A 3-mile trail following the towpath along the Stratford-upon-Avon canal, across Christmas tree plantations, farmland and forests to reach Earlswood Lakes.
Duration: 3 hours
Distance: 5 miles
Named route Ref rtShi Length 8 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Betton Road public footpath · 37 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 37 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 Regional cycle route
Show on map Birmingham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Birmingham Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cole Valley Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Billesley & Shire Country Park Circular Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Bourn Brook Walkway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Stratford-upon-Avon Canal beside Cocks Moors Woods Golf Club
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25,637 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,637 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Robin · Magpie · Mallard · House Sparrow +37
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger · Eurasian Serotine · Brown Long-eared Bat +5
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2025 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Parent Bug · Common Darter +15
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,637 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Robin · Magpie · Mallard · House Sparrow +37
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger · Eurasian Serotine · Brown Long-eared Bat +5
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2025 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Parent Bug · Common Darter +15
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2025
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2025
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2025
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2025
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 