From Moseley Bog towards Windermere Park

Back in April 2020, earlier in the lockdown, we had a walk around Moseley Bog. Starting from the Sarehole Mill Car Park via the Recreation Ground and Green Road ford. We entered the bog as usual from Pensby Close (off Wake Green Road). Around the usual decking. Ending up in Windermere Park, before the walk back down Wake Green Road to the starting point.

Moseley Bog

Welcome to my second post on Moseley Bog. Almost forgot about this one. Then saw a piece on BBC Midlands Today on the 8th July 2020, reminding me of the last walk around the Bog back in early April 2020. During the first few weeks of the lockdown.

You can find my original post on Moseley Bog here: Moseley Bog from my 2012 and 2016 visits.

I previously posted some of my April 2020 photos in this post here: J. R. R. Tolkien in Sarehole from 1896 - 1900.

 

Making our way to the Pensby Close entrance of Moseley Bog, the walk took us up the wooden decking amongst the woods of trees. Before ending up walking through the Windermere Park or Windermere Playing Field. Exiting at Windermere Road. Before walking back down Wake Green Road past Moseley School. The walk had started from the Sarehole Mill Car Park, then via the Sarehole Mill Recreation Ground. Crossing over the Green Road ford, then heading up Green Road to Wake Green Road. Was hoping to find a route to the Yardley Wood Road entrance / exit, but ended up finding the Windermere Park / Playing Field instead.

 

Entering Moseley Bog from Pensby Close, saw this stream. Possibly the Coldbath Brook that goes from Moseley Golf Club to Sarehole Mill.

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Heading onto the decking for a safe walk around the Bog without getting your shoes muddy (hopefully).

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Another view of the stream (Coldbath Brook). Why would someone litter a can in it. It's not a bin! Dispose of your waste correctly, or take it home and bin it.

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Another view of the Coldbath Brook.

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The decking here is just three planks of wood bolted together on the ground.

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Blue building behind the trees. It's Saint Bernard's Catholic Primary School on Wake Green Road.

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No decking here. Just a dirt path with exposed tree roots. And the odd stone brick above the ground.

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Back to cross over the decking. Wouldn't want to go into the bog there!

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There is what looks like exposed staples as you go around the decking. Hopefully to enable people walking over it to keep a grip and not fall into the bog!

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Another section of the wooden decking, with exposed stables on the surface.

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Fallen trees around the bog and a body of water.

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Onto another section of decking here.

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This decking turns left at a right angle. Had some nice shadows in the sunshine.

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Near the end of this decking.

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A nice looking tree in the wood. The ground was all soil here. This leads up the hill to the Windermere Park.

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One last look at the wood near the Windermere Park / Playing Field.

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First look at the Windermere Park or Playing Field. Saw that goalpost.

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And finally the walk through the Windermere Park (or Playing Field). Exiting onto Windermere Road. Would go past the Pickwick Cricket Club before going back onto the Wake Green Road.

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Photos taken by Elliott Brown.

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