Woodcock Nature Center | |
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Type | Nature center and wildlife sanctuary |
Location | 56 Deer Run Road Wilton, CT, USA |
Coordinates | 41°14′51″N 73°28′25″W / 41.2476°N 73.4737°W |
Area | 179 acres (72 ha) |
Created | 1972 |
Website | www |
The Woodcock Nature Center is a non-profit nature center located at 56 Deer Run Road in Wilton, Connecticut. The center is situated on 179 acres (0.72 km2) of state-protected land with 3 miles (4.8 km) of trails traversing a mixture of habitats, including woods with stands of maple, beech, oak and hickory trees, a pond and wetlands.[1]
The center's building houses of local and exotic snakes, frogs and lizards, as well as a few rehabilitated birds of prey that were too injured to be released back into the wild.
The center offers summer camp, after school, and other programs for children and school groups.