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Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary
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.orgThis sanctuary has the following universally accessible facilities: Nature Center, Restrooms, Troiano 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.
- 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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