Places to Explore — Metro South
Not sure where to start exploring? Try visiting one of our wildlife sanctuaries in the Metro South area.
Nature Center & Trails
Blue Hills Trailside Museum
Blue Hills Trailside Museum
Location: Milton
Trails: 125 miles via Blue Hills Reservation
The interpretive center for the state-owned Blue Hills Reservation, this sanctuary features a natural history museum, outdoor wildlife exhibits, and is home to the Snowy Owl Project. Details >
Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Location: Sharon
Trails: 20 miles
Mass Audubon's oldest and largest wildlife sanctuary encompasses forests, fields, and wetlands with diverse hiking trails and a red maple swamp boardwalk. Details >
Museum of American Bird Art
Museum of American Bird Art
Location: Canton
Trails: 2 miles
This 121-acre wildlife sanctuary features a professional art museum with a permanent collection as well as rotating exhibitions of nature-inspired art by internationally recognized artists. Details >
Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Location: Norfolk
Trails: 2 miles
With an extensive boardwalk that goes through forest, fields, and wetlands, here you can get up-close views of wildlife above and under the water. Details >
Other Sanctuaries - Metro South
Not Ready for Visitors
Weld Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, Dedham
13 ACRES
Weld Pond Wildlife Sanctuary is bordered to the west by the I-95/Route 128 corridor, to the east and south by Weld Pond, and to the north by private residences. It is approximately 300 feet south of the 213-acre Wilson Mountain Reservation, owned by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Conservation Features: The wildlife sanctuary is entirely forested. The forest cover is largely dominated by native oaks, although scattered white pines are present in the eastern portions of the wildlife sanctuary. Except for along the western and northern boundaries of the wildlife sanctuary few non-native plants are present. It serves as an island of largely undisturbed wildlife habitat within the densely developed I-95/Route 128 beltway.