Lynes Woods Wildlife Sanctuary

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Lynes Woods Wildlife Sanctuary

IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape

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location Massachusetts , United States
surface 76.1 ha
WDPA ID 5555675
Geographical location 42 ° 16 ′  N , 72 ° 47 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 16 ′ 27 "  N , 72 ° 46 ′ 31"  W
Lynes Woods Wildlife Sanctuary, Massachusetts
Lynes Woods Wildlife Sanctuary
administration Massachusetts Audubon Society

The Lynes Woods Wildlife Sanctuary is a 188  acres (76.1  ha ) comprehensive protected area in Westhampton in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . It is administered by the Massachusetts Audubon Society .

Protected area

The sanctuary is close to the Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary and is home to a wide variety of animals and plants with forests, shrubbery fields, and wetlands . Old stone walls bear witness to its earlier use as a farm and orchard . There is a 1  mi (1.6  km ) long circular route available to visitors, which leads along the Lyman Brook flowing through the reserve and through dense stands of broad-leaved bay rose ( Kalmia latifolia , mountain laurel).

Birds such as the warbler or woodpeckers as well as mammals such as foxes , black bears and moose can be observed. A popular observation point is at the old farm pond on the northern border of the protected area.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. About Lynes Woods. Massachusetts Audubon Society, accessed January 8, 2015 .

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