Short birdwatching visit · Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Kirkby Moor
- Tier
- Local green space
- Best season
- March–September for the reserve; headline bird seasons unstated
- Headline birds
- Green Woodpecker · Treecreeper · Buzzard
- Parking
- Park carefully on the roadside and enter on foot through the pedestrian gate.
- Hides
- Bird hides are listed by the operator.
- Step-free
- The operator says the reserve is not suitable for wheelchair users or people with mobility difficulties.
Moor Lane, Kirkby-on-Bain, near Woodhall Spa · LN10 6YY
Kirkby Moor offers a contrast to the nearby gravel pits, with heath, woodland and a lake in the Woodhall district. Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust names Green Woodpecker, Treecreeper and Buzzard among its birds. Listen and look from the waymarked routes rather than treating every patch of heath as an invitation to explore. The operator recommends March to September for the reserve as a whole, but does not publish individual seasons for these headline birds. This is a walking visit with sheep grazing and gates to close. Its uneven terrain makes it a different proposition from a surfaced visitor-centre circuit.
Birds and seasons
- Green Woodpecker · Headline bird — Season not stated by the operator Source for Green Woodpecker
- Treecreeper · Headline bird — Season not stated by the operator Source for Treecreeper
- Buzzard · Headline bird — Season not stated by the operator Source for Buzzard
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Bird hides are listed by the operator.
- Paths
- Two waymarked routes; close gates behind you and remain on the public paths.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- Park carefully on the roadside and enter on foot through the pedestrian gate.
- Dogs
- Assistance dogs only.
- Access notes
- The operator says the reserve is not suitable for wheelchair users or people with mobility difficulties.
- Step-free access
- The operator says the reserve is not suitable for wheelchair users or people with mobility difficulties.
Getting there: Use the Moor Lane/Kirkby Lane public entrance near Kirkby-on-Bain. LN10 6YY is the nearest registered-address postcode, not a precise gate address.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Huttoft Bank Pit · 21.8 straight-line miles
- Tetney Marshes · 27.3 straight-line miles
- Holme Bird Observatory · 32.3 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: Freiston Shore, 16.6 miles away in a straight line.
- Moor Farm · 0.4 miles in a straight line
- Kirkby Gravel Pits · 1.3 miles in a straight line
- Snipe Dales · 7.3 miles in a straight line