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Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary

Butterfly Festival
August 15

Explore over 400 acres of woods, fields, streams, and marsh. Look for 78 different species of butterflies, prowl for owls, or learn to snowshoe. Welcoming you in the lobby of the new conservation center are interpretive exhibits including a large 3-D model of the entire sanctuary and a wall-to-ceiling map of the Blackstone River watershed. Nature-related gifts, children’s books, assorted field guides, and conservation advocacy and community resource information are available at the center, which also serves as a visitor site for the National Park Service’s Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.

Address:
414 Massasoit Road
Worcester, MA 01604
508-753-6087
bmbrook@massaudubon.org

This sanctuary has the following universally accessible facilities: Nature Center, Restrooms, Trojano Brookside Trail.

Nature Center/Trail Hours:
Nature Center: Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m, Sunday, 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Trails: Open every day, dawn to dusk.
Parking
Accessible by Public Transportation
Rest Rooms
Universally Accessible Rest Rooms
Nature Center
Universally Accessible Nature Center
Education Programs
Camp Programs
Picnicking
Gift Merchandise
Specialized Garden
Information Kiosk
Trail Map
Boardwalk, Wildlife Blinds, or Towers
Indoor Exhibits
Showshoeing
Bird checklist

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:
Free for Mass Audubon members, Worcester residents, and Greater Worcester Land Trust members
$4 for nonmember adults;
$3 for nonmember children (2-12) and seniors

Directions:
From the Mass. Turnpike (Rt I-90): Take exit 11 (Millbury) and go left onto Rt 122 north. Turn left onto Rt 20 west. Turn right at the traffic light onto Massasoit Road.

From Rt I-290: Take exit 14 (Rt 122 south/Grafton Street). Bear right at the rotary and stay on Rt 122. At the intersection, bear right onto Massasoit Road. Follow Massasoit Road past a playground and park on the left. The sanctuary entrance is located five houses past the park on the right.

By public transportation: Take bus #22 (Millbury) from the Worcester Regional Transit Authority and get off at the Massasoit Road stop.

Acres:
403

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