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Hillsborough County
Merrimack =Horse Hill Nature Preserve= Merrimack, New Hampshire 03054 Horse Hill Preserve website Horse Hill Nature Preserve brochure and tail map

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Horse Hill Nature Preserve, Merrimack
Coordinates: 42.8430119, -71.5365744 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Horse Hill Nature Preserve
A large 565-acre tract containing upland woods, beaver dam ponds, marshes, streams, and a power line right-of-way. Many trails, some of which are old roads and may have wet spots in spring and after heavy rains. The pond along the trail from the parking area and the White Pine Swamp and adjacent trails near the power line are the most productive areas. The preserve has been managed by the Merrimack Conservation Commission since the spring of 2007. Access with parking is available on both sides of the area, the trails have been marked and all junctions are signed. Distances are indicated.


 * Location**: Amherst Road, Merrimack. From the F.E. Everett Turnpike exit 11 in Merrimack (Continental Boulevard), exit west and make an immediate right onto Amherst Road. Follow Amherst for 2.75-3.0 miles to just past Lester Road. On the left will be a large Horse Hill Nature Preserve sign and a parking area. A kiosk includes information on the 560-acre site and provides trail maps. The main trailhead begins here at the upper left corner of the rough trail map posted on Merrimack's web site. Additional parking areas are on Gehard Drive, off Naticook Road, and at the Watanic Bowmen facility. See the web site for details.


 * Birds**: Spring/summer/fall birding. Hunting is permitted. Waterfowl on the various ponds: Canada Goose, Hooded & Red-breasted Merganser. Several nests in a Great Blue Heron rookery. American Woodcock, Yellow-rumped and Palm Warblers, Field Sparrow, typical forest and feeder birds. The area has not been birded much, so this is a preliminary list.

Yellow-rumped Warbler Photo by Cathy Wennerth

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