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Volunteers Clare Kitchin and Mark Sykes surveyed invasive plants at Forty Caves. Fighting Invasives Before They Invade
As new non-native invasive plant species arrive in our region, SVT and other conservation organizations are fighting them with a... -
Horse Meadows Knoll, Photo by Raj Das Success with Horse Meadows Knoll Fundraising!
SVT is excited to announce that we have met our fundraising goal for Horse Meadows Knoll! In Fall 2017, we launched a $285,... -
Wayside Forest Is Protected!
Thanks to the generosity of George and DD Harrington, and to the generosity of the individuals and foundations who donated to the... -
Amazing Partners at Amazing Things
The City of Framingham and Amazing Things Art Center (ATAC), with support from SVT, have been working with Massachusetts Water...
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Volunteers Clare Kitchin and Mark Sykes surveyed invasive plants at Forty Caves. Fighting Invasives Before They Invade
July 19, 2018 -
Horse Meadows Knoll, Photo by Raj Das Success with Horse Meadows Knoll Fundraising!
July 9, 2018 -
Wayside Forest Is Protected!
June 29, 2018 -
Amazing Partners at Amazing Things
July 3, 2018
Impact
Together with our 2900 members and 200 volunteers, we...
- Conserve and care for over 4800 acres of fields, forests, and farms in the 36 communities surrounding the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers.
- Maintain more than 60 miles of hiking trails.
- Help friends and neighbors connect with nature through our events, programs, and outings.
- Assist local organizations in their efforts to protect the region’s most important natural areas.
Upcoming Programs
July 19, 2018 7:00pm to August 9, 2018 8:30pm
Wolbach Farm, Sudbury
July 25, 2018 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Wolbach Farm, Sudbury
July 27, 2018 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Lake Whitehall, Hopkinton
August 4, 2018 10:00am to 11:00am
Smith Property, Harvard
August 7, 2018 9:30am to 11:30am
Mount Pisgah, Berlin
Stay Connected
Take a Hike
Please note that Mainstone Farm is privately owned. Portions of the land are not open to the public. Please stay on designated trails, shown on the map.
Hamlen Woods and Mainstone Farm highlight a complex of conserved lands owned by the Town of Wayland, Sudbury Valley Trustees, and other private entitites. Additional protected lands, including Mainstone Hills, Reeves Hill, and Turkey Hill contribute to a network of wildlife habitat and public trails.
Trails are open for passive, public recreation. They are managed cooperatively by SVT and the Town of Wayland.
The trails are marked with colored diamond-shaped signs, indicated by the corresponding colored lines on the map. The blue trail will lead you from the Hamlen Woods parking area, north to Reeves Hill Conservation Land, over a one-way route of approximately 1.75 miles. The red trail will take you on an approximately 4.5 mile circuit through all of the connected areas. Use caution while walking Rice Road if you plan to link your walk between the Mainstone Farm parking area and Turkey Hill Road.
Nature Sightings
July 18, 2018
Marnie Frankian photographed this great golden digger wasp in Northborough.
July 17, 2018
Steve Forman photographed a black swallowtail butterfly, an eastern bluebird, a green frog, a monarch butterfly, and an eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly at Tower Hill in Boylston.
July 9, 2018
Sandy Howard photographed this eastern pondhawk in Northborough.
July 2, 2018
Joan Chasan photographed this raccoon from the window of her home in Framingham.
June 30, 2018
Bill Shelley photographed a pair of pileated woodpeckers at SVT's Highland Park Reservation in Hopkinton.