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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... -
White plastic sheets cover the ground around the original pollinator garden and the bee hotel. What's Going on at Wolbach?
If you've visited SVT's Wolbach Farm in Sudbury during the past two years, you may have noticed some curious activity on...
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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 -
White plastic sheets cover the ground around the original pollinator garden and the bee hotel. What's Going on at Wolbach?
June 29, 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 18, 2018 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Upper Mill Brook Conservation Area, Wayland
July 19, 2018 7:00pm to August 9, 2018 8:30pm
Wolbach Farm, Sudbury
July 21, 2018 8:00pm to 10:00pm
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
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 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.
June 26, 2018
Greg Dysart photographed this delta-spotted spiketail at Garden in the Woods in Framingham.
June 24, 2018
Katharine Becker photographed a black-capped chickadee, a blue jay, an eastern chipmunk, and a northern cardinal in Framingham.