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Coxmoor Golf Course

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Wren
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 221m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Wren
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 221m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pochard, Wren, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Wren, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — St Marks Fly · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Pincushion, Springy Turf-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +60 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Pincushion, Springy Turf-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Skegby TrailWalking route

Named route

Robin Hood WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Three Centres TrailWalking route

Named route

Maun Valley TrailWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Skegby TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Teversal TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route428 m

Named routeRef 6Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Main RouteCycling route149 m

Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route201 m

Named routeRef 6Length 201 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

11,886 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,886 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Pochard · Wren · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +59

PochardAythya ferina
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CootFulica atra2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Podiceps nigricollis nigricollisPodiceps nigricollis nigricollis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

St Marks Fly

St Marks FlyBibio marci

🍄

Fungi71 species

autumn

2025

Birch Woodwart · Hoof Fungus · Blushing Bracket · Orange Bonnet · Frosty Funnel +66

Birch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformis
Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
Orange BonnetMycena acicula
Frosty FunnelClitocybe phyllophila
Birch MilkcapLactarius tabidus
Hen Of The WoodsGrifola frondosa
Bluefoot BoleteXerocomellus cisalpinus
Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus
Aniseed FunnelClitocybe odora
Benzoin BracketIschnoderma benzoinum
Wood BlewitsLepista nuda
DeceiverLaccaria laccata
Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea
Bay BoleteImleria badia
Conifercone CapBaeospora myosura
Arrhenia griseopallidaArrhenia griseopallida
Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus
Purple JellydiscAscocoryne sarcoides
Ugly MilkcapLactarius turpis
Common FunnelInfundibulicybe gibba
Angel's BonnetMycena arcangeliana
Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis
Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum
Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens
Hare'sfoot InkcapCoprinopsis lagopus
Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum
Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
Honey FungusArmillaria mellea
Oakbug MilkcapLactarius quietus
Bolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermus
Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina
Small StagshornCalocera cornea
Scarletina BoleteNeoboletus praestigiator
Lilac BonnetMycena pura
White SaddleHelvella crispa
Stinking DapperlingLepiota cristata
Common RustgillGymnopilus penetrans
False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Birch MazegillTrametes betulina
Snowy InkcapCoprinopsis nivea
Black BulgarBulgaria inquinans
Bulbous BonnetMycena stylobates
Common BonnetMycena galericulata
Inocybe posterulaInocybe posterula
Mycena pseudocorticolaMycena pseudocorticola
Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
Variable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilis
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
Peppery BoleteChalciporus piperatus
Pestle PuffballLycoperdon excipuliforme
Coconut MilkcapLactarius glyciosmus
Leucocybe candicansLeucocybe candicans
Netted CrustByssomerulius corium
Stump PuffballApioperdon pyriforme
Liver MilkcapLactarius hepaticus
Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
Hazel WoodwartHypoxylon fuscum
Oak BlackheadDiatrypella quercina
Split PorecrustSchizopora paradoxa
Cushion BracketPhellinus pomaceus
Dead Moll's FingersXylaria longipes
Ganoderma resinaceumGanoderma resinaceum
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
Green BrittlegillRussula aeruginea

🌿

Plants70 species

winter

2025

Hart's-Tongue · Elegant Silk-moss · Forked Veilwort · Isothecium myosuroides · Blueish Veilwort +65

Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
Hieracium sect. SabaudaHieracium sect. Sabauda
Water BentPolypogon viridis
Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
Great LettuceLactuca virosa
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Wild OnionAllium vineale
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina
Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Southern CrestwortLophocolea semiteres
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Curved Silk-mossPlagiothecium curvifolium
Taper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens
Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima
Beech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinervium
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,886 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Pochard · Wren · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +59

PochardAythya ferina
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CootFulica atra2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Podiceps nigricollis nigricollisPodiceps nigricollis nigricollis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

St Marks Fly

St Marks FlyBibio marci

🍄

Fungi71 species

autumn

2025

Birch Woodwart · Hoof Fungus · Blushing Bracket · Orange Bonnet · Frosty Funnel +66

Birch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformis
Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
Orange BonnetMycena acicula
Frosty FunnelClitocybe phyllophila
Birch MilkcapLactarius tabidus
Hen Of The WoodsGrifola frondosa
Bluefoot BoleteXerocomellus cisalpinus
Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus
Aniseed FunnelClitocybe odora
Benzoin BracketIschnoderma benzoinum
Wood BlewitsLepista nuda
DeceiverLaccaria laccata
Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea
Bay BoleteImleria badia
Conifercone CapBaeospora myosura
Arrhenia griseopallidaArrhenia griseopallida
Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus
Purple JellydiscAscocoryne sarcoides
Ugly MilkcapLactarius turpis
Common FunnelInfundibulicybe gibba
Angel's BonnetMycena arcangeliana
Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis
Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum
Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens
Hare'sfoot InkcapCoprinopsis lagopus
Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum
Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
Honey FungusArmillaria mellea
Oakbug MilkcapLactarius quietus
Bolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermus
Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina
Small StagshornCalocera cornea
Scarletina BoleteNeoboletus praestigiator
Lilac BonnetMycena pura
White SaddleHelvella crispa
Stinking DapperlingLepiota cristata
Common RustgillGymnopilus penetrans
False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Birch MazegillTrametes betulina
Snowy InkcapCoprinopsis nivea
Black BulgarBulgaria inquinans
Bulbous BonnetMycena stylobates
Common BonnetMycena galericulata
Inocybe posterulaInocybe posterula
Mycena pseudocorticolaMycena pseudocorticola
Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
Variable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilis
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
Peppery BoleteChalciporus piperatus
Pestle PuffballLycoperdon excipuliforme
Coconut MilkcapLactarius glyciosmus
Leucocybe candicansLeucocybe candicans
Netted CrustByssomerulius corium
Stump PuffballApioperdon pyriforme
Liver MilkcapLactarius hepaticus
Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
Hazel WoodwartHypoxylon fuscum
Oak BlackheadDiatrypella quercina
Split PorecrustSchizopora paradoxa
Cushion BracketPhellinus pomaceus
Dead Moll's FingersXylaria longipes
Ganoderma resinaceumGanoderma resinaceum
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
Green BrittlegillRussula aeruginea

🌿

Plants70 species

winter

2025

Hart's-Tongue · Elegant Silk-moss · Forked Veilwort · Isothecium myosuroides · Blueish Veilwort +65

Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
Hieracium sect. SabaudaHieracium sect. Sabauda
Water BentPolypogon viridis
Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
Great LettuceLactuca virosa
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Wild OnionAllium vineale
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina
Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Southern CrestwortLophocolea semiteres
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Curved Silk-mossPlagiothecium curvifolium
Taper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens
Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima
Beech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinervium
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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