April 18, 2022
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Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
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Wellfleet Bay provides peace and unmatched beauty on the hillsides and shoreline overlooking Wellfleet Harbor. Extensive trails bring you to a panoramic salt marsh, sandy barrier beach, and pine woodlands, each attracting a wide array of wildlife. The sanctuary features a universally accessible trail and an award-winning "green" nature center with numerous exhibits and aquariums. Please leave dogs and other pets at home.
Location: 291 State Highway Route 6, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
Phone: 508-349-2615
Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 9 am-4 pm • Trails open daily, dawn to dusk
Firefly Monitoring Community Science Project
Firefly Watch
Join us May 24th to learn about a community science project to monitor our firefly populations. Find out more >
June Birding Programs
June Birding Programs
Yellow Warbler © Sherri VandenAkker
Come watch birds with us! We’ll be offering birding walks twice a week starting in June. Pre-register now >
Sanctuary News & Events
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Special Event June 17 & June 18
International Horseshoe Crab Day is coming up! To mark the occasion, Wellfleet Bay is planning programs for all ages to focus on the Cape's horseshoe crabs, how they live their lives, the serious challenges they face, and what's being done to protect these intriguing and ancient animals.
Upcoming Programs
Search for Sparrows and work to sort out these tricky to identify 'Little Brown Jobs' and other elusive grassland species including meadowlarks and kestrels. Read more
Learn more about species of native edible wild plants suitable for adding to your own landscape, or nibbling on as you encounter them in other locales. Read more
Learn about the life history of this fascinating species, challenges they face, and how we can help protect these creatures in the face of a changing world. Read more