Kings's Wood in Northamptonshire
King's Wood
Location
Corby
Northamptonshire
OS Map Reference
SP 866 872
Know before you go
Entry fee
NoGrazing animals
NoWalking trails
Main rides surfaced and level but area wet and muddy during winter
Access
Unsuitable for wheelchairs
Dogs
When to visit
Opening times
Open at all timesBest time to visit
AnytimeAbout the reserve
As part of the medieval Rockingham Forest, King's Wood - in the centre of Corby - was managed for centuries as a Crown coppice - to provide timber as well as shelter for the King's deer.
Traditional management of the trees by coppicing and pollarding has been restored. More than 250 species of plants have been recorded including wood anemone, dog's mercury, enchanter's nightshade, yellow archangel and wood-sorrel - all characteristic of ancient woodlands.
Birds such as treecreeper, nuthatch, tawny owl and green woodpecker can be seen.
Kings Wood is owned by Corby Borough Council, and managed in a partnership between Corby Borough Council and the Wildlife Trust. The Wildlife Trust carries out habitat improvement works and works closely with the Friends of Kings Wood, an active volunteer group dedicated to caring for the wood.
Scroll down to see the reserve boundary. Please note the boundary map is for indication purposes only and does not show the Wildlife Trusts definitive land boundary.
Species
- Great spotted woodpecker
- Green woodpecker
- Long-tailed tit
- Nuthatch
- Spotted flycatcher
- Tawny owl
- Treecreeper
- Turtle dove
- Green-veined white
- Holly blue
- Common blue damselfly
- Blackthorn
- Ash
- Common hawthorn
- Cowslip
- Crab apple
- Dog's mercury
- English oak
- Field maple
- Guelder-rose
- Meadowsweet
- Midland hawthorn
- Ragged-robin
- Spindle
- Wild cherry
- Wood anemone
- Wood-sorrel
- Yellow archangel