King's Wood, Corby

King's Wood
Type	Local Nature Reserve
Location	Corby, Northamptonshire
OS grid	SP 865 871
Area	31.7 hectares
Managed by	Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

King's Wood is a 31.7 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Corby in Northamptonshire. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

It is a remnant of the former royal hunting forest, Rockingham Forest. ^{[9] [10]} More than 250 plant species have been recorded, including ones characteristic of ancient woods including yellow archangel and wood anemone. There are diverse invertebrates such as green-veined white butterflies and common blue damselflies, and birds include treecreepers, long-tailed tits, green woodpeckers and tawny owls. ^{[1] [4]}

Access points include one at the junction of Danesholme Road and Gainsborough Road. ^[1]

References

1. "King's Wood". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 25 March 2013. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
2. "North Northamptonshire Council receives funding to help improve and preserve woodland areas". Northamptonshire Telegraph. 1 December 2022. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 27 June 2025.
3. "Map of King's Wood". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
4. "King's Wood". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
5. "Corby Woodlands Project". RF Vision. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
6. "King's Wood and Rammamere Heath | Wildlife Trust for Beds Cambs & Northants". www.wildlifebcn.org. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
7. "Independent candidate launches fresh campaign for Corby's Kingswood Ward". Northamptonshire Telegraph. 8 April 2025. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 27 June 2025.
8. "More Northants trees to be felled in ash dieback battle". www.bbc.com. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
9. "King's Wood Nature Reserve". North Northamptonshire Council. 8 May 2025.
10. "Local History", The Athenaeum, no. 3383, p. 285, 27 August 1892, The once celebrated forest of Rockingham...is now represented by detached woods, more or less extensive...Of these, King's Wood and the various coppices still remaining on the east of the road between Great Oakley and Rockingham will perhaps furnish the tourist with the best illustration of what much of the forest district used to be—open, picturesque glades, with, at intervals, land covered with timber trees, and a thick undergrowth.

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