Bir Aishwan Wildlife Sanctuary

Bir Aishwan Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected forest area located near Sangrur city in Sangrur District, Punjab, India. Spread over approximately 2,644 acres, it is one of the Bir sanctuaries of Punjab preserved from the princely era. The sanctuary features dry deciduous scrub forest and supports nilgai, wild boar, jackal, peafowl and other birds. It is managed by the Punjab Forest and Wildlife Department for conservation and nature education.

Visitors can expect a flat, dry deciduous scrub forest with open woodland, thorny bushes and eucalyptus plantations. The sanctuary is fenced and relatively small, with internal forest tracks for walking and wildlife viewing. Common sightings include nilgai, wild boar, jackal, jungle cat, peafowl and various resident and migratory birds. There are no large tourist structures inside; the experience is quiet nature observation and photography in a semi-natural forest setting near Sangrur town.

Bir Aishwan is one of the Bir forests maintained as a hunting reserve and protected forest during the princely state period in the Sangrur region. After independence, it was notified as a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1952 under Punjab wildlife protection measures to conserve the remaining natural scrub forest and wildlife of the area.