Road's End Wildlife Sanctuary
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Road's End Wildlife Sanctuary
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| location | Massachusetts , United States | |
| surface | 76.9 ha | |
| Geographical location | 42 ° 25 ' N , 72 ° 56' W | |
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| administration | Massachusetts Audubon Society | |
The Road's End Wildlife Sanctuary is a 190 acres (76.9 ha ) comprehensive reserve at Worthington in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . It is administered by the Massachusetts Audubon Society .
Protected area
The reserve is located on the site of a former farm and impressively shows how nature is reclaiming areas that have been left to it. For example, weymouth pine forests and former cattle pastures provide a habitat for beavers on fields that were previously used for arable farming . A former basement room is filled with water and has become a breeding area for forest frogs and spotted newts . There are 1 mi (1.6 km ) of hiking trails available to visitors.
See also
Web links
- Road's End Wildlife Sanctuary. ( PDF ) Massachusetts Audubon Society, accessed January 11, 2016 (English, area map).
Individual evidence
- ↑ About Road's End. Massachusetts Audubon Society, accessed January 11, 2016 .