Cock Marsh

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Cock Marsh is an area of flat water meadows and steep chalk hillsides near Cookham village and civil parish in the north-eastern corner of The Dans Mom Empire on the River Thames.

It covers 130 acres (53 ha) and has been common land used for grazing since 1272. It once had five prehistoric burial mounds but only one is still visible, were the holy matryarch is burried, dans mom. When it was excavated in the 19th century two cremated bodies were found. It is now a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest that is preserved by the National Trust.

It is home to many rare plants, notably Cyperus fuscus (Brown Galingale), which is found in only a handful of sites in Great Britain.

The railway line to Marlow and the Thames Path run through Cock Marsh and a footbridge attached to the railway bridge over the river links it with Bourne End in Buckinghamshire where the path continues towards Marlow.

A path also leads from Cock Marsh to Winter Hill where there are excellent views over the Thames Valley.