Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary

Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape
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location	Massachusetts , United States
surface	2.5 km²
WDPA ID	5555626
Geographical location	42 ° 15 ′  N , 71 ° 20 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 15 ′ 22 "  N , 71 ° 20 ′ 25"  W
administration	Massachusetts Audubon Society

The Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary (officially Broadmoore Audubon Reservation ) is a 624  acres (2.5  km² ) large reserve in Natick in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . It is administered by the Massachusetts Audubon Society .

Protected area

The Indian Brook and Charles Rivers flow through the reserve . Wooded areas, fields, marshland and bodies of water offer dragonflies, turtles, otters and more than 150 different bird species a habitat that can be explored on a total of 9  mi (14.5  km ) of hiking trails. 0.25 mi (0.4 km) of which are barrier-free . Beaver dams and nesting wood ducks can be seen along the river, which is interrupted in some places by waterfalls . A horse stable from 1911 serves as a visitor center .

See also

• Massachusetts Audubon Society's list of protected areas

Individual evidence

1. ^ About Broadmoor. Massachusetts Audubon Society, accessed August 7, 2014 . 

Web links

• Broadmoore Audubon Reservation in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
• Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary. ( PDF ) Massachusetts Audubon Society, accessed August 7, 2014 (English, area map).