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Kingthorn Wood - Woodland plantation

10 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.13510, -1.02434

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Walking trails

Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates

Free

Wildlife

Priority pond habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knightley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Grafton WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route
Named route
Grafton Waypublic footpath · 320 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 320 mPath type: path
Grafton Waypublic footpath · 345 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 345 mPath type: path
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Northamptonshire Cycle Network N-TCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4 km
Named routeRef 50Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route525 m
Named routeRef 50Length 525 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 50Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.9 km
Named routeRef 50Length 7.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kingthorn Woods

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱River WalkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Sawpit GreenUrban park2.4 km→🌱Bury Mount GreenUrban park2.5 km→🌱Shires Meadow ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱WatermeadowsUrban park2.9 km→✦EASTON NESTONHistoric site3.5 km→

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