Kirton Wood
✦ Ancient woodland29 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha
Getting here
52.88280, -0.54357
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Yellowhammer
- 🐕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
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Yellowhammer
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Euphrasia officinalis · last seen 2014
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock +51 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock +51 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Footpath on the north edge of Kirton Wood
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Wildlife to spot
4,732 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,732 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2024▾
Blackbird · Skylark · Chaffinch · Robin · Rook +30
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SwiftApus apus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Ground-ivy · Cow Parsley · Ground-elder · Spear Thistle · Bramble +78
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,732 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2024▾
Blackbird · Skylark · Chaffinch · Robin · Rook +30
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SwiftApus apus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Ground-ivy · Cow Parsley · Ground-elder · Spear Thistle · Bramble +78
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas