Kingmoor North Nature Reserve

Facilities and features

The nature reserve includes:

• Cycleway runinng from the south to the north of the site
• Some surfaced paths, however some paths are unsurfaced and uneven
• Benches around the site

Park history:

• The site was designated as a nature reserve in 1913, making it the oldest in Cumbria.  Cumberland Nature reserve association was established in 1914 when the Corporation of Carlisle handed over the historic common of Kingmoor to be used as a nature reserve.
• The 1st annual report of the association explained how a “watchers” fund was established to generate income to maintain the reserve. The report goes on to outline the activity in the reserve which included over 100 bird nests under observation, 15 species of butterfly, 122 species of moths,  257 species of beetles and 120 varieties of plants.
• Once a continuous strip of woodland over 2km long, the central section of the reserve was felled in 1933 to build an airfield. The airfield later became the Kingstown Industrial Estate.

Report an issue

Let us know if there's:

• fly-tipping
• an issue with play equipment or the park in general
• an overflowing bin

Call or use our online enquiry form.

Telephone: 01228 817200
Use our the online enquiry form

Dog fouling

It is a criminal offence not to clean up after your dog and you can be fined up to £1,000.

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