Kingthorn Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › West Northamptonshire Getting here
52.13440, -1.03574
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Lesser Celandine, Field Bindweed +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Elder, Blackthorn, Hogweed +3 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Pouting Woodlouse-fly, Green Shieldbug +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Pouting Woodlouse-fly, Green Shieldbug +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Knightley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Grafton Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Northamptonshire Round Walking route ▾
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 National Cycle Network
Show on map Northamptonshire Cycle Network N-T Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4 km ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 525 m ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 525 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 41 m ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 41 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 7.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
11,383 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,383 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Raven Corvus corax Rook Corvus frugilegus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Swift Apus apus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Little Egret Egretta garzetta Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Varied Carpet Beetle · Vine Weevil +2
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Tipula maxima Tipula maxima2024 Helophilus 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Lesser Celandine · Cherry Laurel · Fool's Parsley · Spindle +4
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025 Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium2025 Spindle Euonymus europaeus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,383 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Raven Corvus corax Rook Corvus frugilegus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Swift Apus apus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Little Egret Egretta garzetta Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Varied Carpet Beetle · Vine Weevil +2
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Tipula maxima Tipula maxima2024 Helophilus 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Lesser Celandine · Cherry Laurel · Fool's Parsley · Spindle +4
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025 Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium2025 Spindle Euonymus europaeus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus2024
Helophilus2024
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2024
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2024
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2024 