Woodcocks is a locality 15 km west of Warkworth

Warkworth, New Zealand

Warkworth is a town in the upper North Island of New Zealand, within the Rodney District and lying at the far north of the Auckland Region but just south of the Northland Region...

 in the Rodney District

Rodney District

The Rodney District of New Zealand was a local government area in the northernmost part in New Zealand's Auckland Region, created in 1989 from the amalgamation of Helensville Borough and Rodney County. The seat of the district council is at Orewa, and the district includes Kawau Island to the...

 of New Zealand. It was named in honour of the Woodcock family who settled there around 1895.

Woodcocks train station was located on the North Auckland Line was opened in 1904, and provided for livestock and general freight, as well as passengers. It was closed in 1964, with all traffic redirected to Kaipara Flats

Kaipara Flats

Kaipara Flats is a locality in the Rodney District of New Zealand. Warkworth is 12 km to the east, Ahuroa to the south, and Tauhoa to the north-west. The North Auckland railway line passes through the area....

 station, 5 km further north. Woodcocks station was 100 km north of Westfield Junction, where the North Auckland Line meets the North Island Main Trunk Railway. Although little remains of the Woodcocks station, it was located between Guy Road and West Coast Road. The stationmaster's house is still on its original site, and is a private residence.

The Woodcocks area is still primarily rural, with native and exotic forestry covering the steep hills in the area.