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Fall Program and Events Calendar Now Online
Want to hike a trail? Interested in hawks? Curious about making tea with dried herbs? Sign up for an SVT program! Our... -
SVT's Comments on Eversource Project in Desert Natural Area
SVT continues to oppose Eversource's planned transmission line along the abandoned MBTA line between Sudbury and Hudson. The... -
Black-Eyed Susans at Gowing's Swamp. Photo by SVT Staff. Good News at Gowing's Swamp
At Gowing's Swamp in Concord, SVT and our conservation partners have been working to rejuvenate a valued habitat. The Gowing’... -
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...
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Fall Program and Events Calendar Now Online
August 20, 2018 -
SVT's Comments on Eversource Project in Desert Natural Area
September 7, 2018 -
Black-Eyed Susans at Gowing's Swamp. Photo by SVT Staff. Good News at Gowing's Swamp
August 21, 2018 -
Volunteers Clare Kitchin and Mark Sykes surveyed invasive plants at Forty Caves. Fighting Invasives Before They Invade
July 19, 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
September 22, 2018 10:00am to 12:00pm
Stearns Farm, Framingham
September 23, 2018 9:00am to 12:00pm
Mainstone Farm, Wayland
September 25, 2018 9:30am to 11:30am
Mount Pisgah, Berlin
September 29, 2018 9:30am to 11:30am
Horse Meadows Knoll, Harvard
September 29, 2018 10:00am to 12:00pm
Wolbach Farm, Sudbury
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
September 18, 2018
Harold McAleer photographed these chicken of the woods mushrooms in Lincoln.
September 14, 2018
Kathy Spellman photographed this gray tree frog, demonstrating its remarkable ability to camouflage itself, near her Framingham home.
August 21, 2018
Nan Burke photographed this monarch butterfly near her home in Westborough. Nan participates in Monarch Watch, and had raised and tagged this male butterfly for the project, before this photo was taken as she released it.
August 19, 2018
Sandy Howard photographed this slaty skimmer at Watson Park in Northborough.
August 14, 2018
Steve Forman photographed this green heron at Hager Pond in Marlborough.