Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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Type | wildlife sanctuary, nature center |
Location | 108 North Street Norfolk, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Coordinates | 42°6′28″N71°19′11″W / 42.10778°N 71.31972°W |
Area | 107 acres (43 ha) |
Created | 1963 |
Operated by | Massachusetts Audubon Society |
Hiking trails | 2 miles |
Website | Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary |
Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Norfolk, Massachusetts. The 107-acre sanctuary, owned by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, is adjacent to the 140-acre Bristol Blake State Reservation. [1] The two areas are "cooperatively managed" by Mass Audubon and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). [2]
A 1 mile (1.6 km) trail encircles Stony Brook Pond, ending by a waterfall at the site of a former mill. The trail is wheelchair accessible and includes a [3] 525-foot long boardwalk, installed in 2017, [4] [5] that allows visitors to view birds, wildlife, and the wetland habitat over Teal Marsh and Kingfisher Pond. [4] Wildlife found there includes turtles, ducks, geese, great blue herons, and muskrats. [3] The sanctuary also has natural history exhibits, programming space, a gift shop, nature play area, a picnic area, and a butterfly garden. [3] [4]
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