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Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary
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| | Most trails are open but some low lying spots parts flooded. Please check in at the nature center for updated information.
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Broadmoor’s nine miles of walking
trails guide you through a variety
of field, woodland, and wetland
habitats. A quarter-mile, universally accessible
trail and boardwalk
along the bank of Indian Brook
and over the marsh offers great
opportunities for birdwatching,
photography, and sketching. To
enjoy this site in the winter, bring
your snowshoes or cross-country skis. Stroll along the edge
of Indian Brook, which flows into
the Charles River at the sanctuary,
and look for wood ducks and
signs of beavers and otters from
the 110-foot-long bridge. Take
a tape-recorded tour of the
sanctuary’s nature center, which is
complete with solar heating and
composting toilets, to learn about our
“green” architecture.
Address:
280 Eliot Street
Natick, MA 01760
508-655-2296
broadmoor@massaudubon.orgThis sanctuary has the following universally accessible facilities: Nature Center, Restrooms, All Persons Trail.
Nature Center/Trail Hours:
Nature Center: Tuesday through
Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, Saturday,
Sunday, and Monday holidays,
10 am to 5 pm
Trails: Open
Tuesday through Sunday, and
Monday holidays, dawn to dusk.
- For Your Safety
- Do not feed any animals
- Stay on trails to avoid ticks and poison ivy
- Do not smoke anywhere on the sanctuary
- Do not pick or collect plants or crops without permission
- Avoid Conflicts with Wildlife
- Do not bring pets, leashed or unleashed, on to the site
- Picnic only in designated areas
- Do not bring motorized vehicles or bicycles onto the site
- Hunting, fishing, or trapping are not permitted
Admission:
$5 for nonmember adults;
$4 for nonmember children (2-12)
and seniors (65 and over)
Directions:
From Boston: Take the Mass.
Turnpike (Rt I-90) west to exit
16 (West Newton/Wellesley). Follow
Rt 16 west for 7 miles to South
Natick Center. The sanctuary is
1.8 miles ahead on the left.
From the east: Take Rt 9 west to
Rt 16 in Wellesley. Follow Rt 16
west for about 5 miles; the sanctuary
is on the left.
From the west: Take Rt I-495 to
Rt 9. Follow Rt 9 east to Rt 27
in Natick. Follow Rt 27 south for
4 miles to Sherborn. Turn left onto
Rt 16 east and follow for 1.6 miles;
the sanctuary is on the right.
From the north and south: Take
Rt I-95 to Rt 16 (exit 22). Follow
Rt 16 west for 7 miles; the sanctuary
is on the left.
Acres:
626
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