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Kirk Cousins Management Area Trail

Kettle Creek Conservation Website

Kirk-Cousins is a bird watchers paradise. A’Nowaghi Forest Ponds or, "place of the turtles," is an important nesting and migration area for birds and has been designated a Provincially Significant Wetland by the province of Ontario, and an Environmentally Significant Area (ESA) by the City of London.

Hikers can bask in the area’s natural beauty from two observation towers along the trail. Bird watchers have identified over 117 bird species including the Green Heron, Brown Thrasher and endangered Northern Bobwhite.

Tundra swans and great egrets have also been spotted in this distinct wetland. Information provided by the Kettle Creek Conservation website.

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TRAIL STATS
LENGTH:
5 km 
DIFFICULTY: •• 
ACTIVITIES:
Hiking & Walking 
CHARACTER:
Natural, Scenic 
SURFACE:
Grass/Natural, Soil - Compacted 
AMENITIES:
Admission Fee, Parking 
OTHER:
Interpretive Signage, Bird-watching, Environmentally significant 
LOCATION
REGION:
Southwestern Ontario 
SUB-REGION:
Black Heritage Route 
CLOSEST TOWN(S):
St. Thomas 
TRAILHEAD: GPS 
SEASONS / HOURS
Year-round 
CONTACT INFO
NAME:
Kettle Creek Conservation Authority , Admin 
PHONE:
519-631-1270 
EMAIL: Email Us Now  
WEB SITE
For more information, including maps, please visit our Web site at www.kettlecreekconservation.on.ca
 
 
 

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