Our Preserves

Moore Woodlands

The Moore Woodlands are off of Judson Ave. and Capstan Ave. and have hiking trails that connect with the Beebe Pond Loop Trail. preserve details / trail map

Town’s End

Mature, mixed hardwood forest with a narrow tidal marsh extending 900 feet along the edge of Beebe Cove. preserve details / trail map

Leo Antonino Preserve

The Leo Antonino Preserve is off of Route 184 and provides a lovely respite from the commercialization in the area. preserve details / trail map

Atkinson Family Preserve/Thompson Brook Preserve

The Atkinson Family Preserve/Thompson Brook Preserve consists of two acquisitions on opposite sides of Long Cove Rd. in the Gales Ferry section of Ledyard, for a combined size of 228 acres. preserve details / trail map

Avery Preserve

Located on both sides of Avery Hill Road, 0.75 mile north of Route 214. preserve details / trail map

Barrett Preserve

Open field, mature upland forest with laurel stands, towering tulip trees, rock ledges and intermittent streams. preserve details / trail map

Pike Marshall Preserve

Trails have been in existence upon acquisition by The Nature Conservancy of the first tracts in 1969 and accommodate walkers, bikers, runners and horseback riding. preserve details / trail map

Pine Swamp Wildlife Corridor

Protects one of southeastern Connecticut’s major aquifers and comprises three major tracts with multiple sub-tracts. preserve details / trail map

Samuel Lamb and Forsberg Preserve

Six-acre parcel of very diverse habitat. preserve details

Babcock Ridge

Sloping , rocky uplands , high ridge vistas. Intermittent wetlands and vernal pool. Loop trail. preserve details / trail map

Benedict Benson Preserve

This 94 acre parcel is just a small portion of a very large and intact mature forest block known for its excellent birding opportunities. The area is rugged and rocky with great outcrops, formations, glacial erratics and stone walls. preserve details / trail map

Bell Cedar Swamp

Bell Cedar Swamp offers a truly beautiful hike that allows you to become one with nature. preserve details / trail map

D.R. Henne Memorial & Shunock Brook Preserves

Linked to Erisman Woodlands via Babcock Ridge, the Donald Henne Memorial Tract of the Shunock River Preserve together forms approximately 220 acres. preserve details / trail map

Erisman Woodlands

Mostly upland woods with loop trail crossing stream and heading up to Babcock Ridge shared border and connecting trail. preserve details / trail map

Mitchell Preserve & Reed Woodlands

Six contiguous properties extending between Preston and North Stonington. Approximately 2.5 miles of hiking trails. preserve details / trail map

Parke Memorial Preserve

This area is noted for its many mill sites along several rivers as they make their way to the bigger rivers flowing to the south. preserve details

Tefftweald at Birchenturn

Several short loop trails of 1.5 mile main trail. Upland forest with numerous stone walls and rock ledges. Also a meadow (Lilly’s Lea) and open woodlands. preserve details / trail map

Tri-town Ridgeline Forest Preserve

Six contiguous properties extending between Preston and North Stonington. Approximately 10 miles of hiking trails. preserve details / trail map

Yannatos Preserve

Clarks Falls Road on Green Falls River, 600 feet west of intersection with Denison Hill Road. preserve details / trail map

Herman E. Sheets Family Forest

With a 2.51-mile, figure-eight style loop trail, this preserve features a diverse range of scenery and wildlife adjacent to the Green Fall River. preserve details / trail map

Cedar Wood Preserve

Cedar Wood Preserve features a relatively flat upper section near the entrance and open woodlands as you go further into the property. The property was farmed until about 2017. preserve details / trail map

Hunter Brook Preserve

Hunter Brook Preserve features a relatively flat lower parking area at the entrance with a well inclined gravel farm road to the somewhat undulating open woodlands and rocky ledges/outcroppings as you go further into the property. preserve details / trail map

Preston Nature Preserve

Two trails featuring varied land features and vegetation, including two hills, a valley, hardwood and cedar forest, brushland, meadows, pastures, swamps and ponds. Well-established 0.5 mile trail system with bridges. preserve details / trail map

Dodge Paddock / Beal Preserve

Open meadow with sea wall and walking trail (approximately 0.1 mile) on Little Narragansett Bay preserve details

Fennerswood Preserve

Several tracts on both side of North Main Street. Trail head on west side, easy loop through woodlands, along fields and rocky ledges to Stony Brook. preserve details / trail map

Hoffman Evergreen Preserve

Route 201, approximately 2 miles north of CT Rte 184 just before North Stonington line. Roadside parking at signed trailhead. Mixed evergreen and hardwood forest. Some wetlands. Extensive trail network. preserve details / trail map

Knox Family Farm

Access to preserve is via a right of way on private property. Approximately 0.5 miles of trails. Wooded area with kettle hole pond, boulder moraine and frontage on east side of upper Quiambaug Cove. Kayak access. preserve details / trail map

Knox Preserve

The Knox Preserve is accessible from Wilcox Road, off Route 1. The ocean-side preserve also abuts the Miner Cemetery – noted as being the oldest cemetery in Stonington. preserve details / trail map

Marcia Woolworth Porter Preserve

A small woodland path and boardwalk leads to a wide over-view of the salt marsh and water. preserve details