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Piedmont NWR--Little Rock Wildlife Drive
Coordinates: 33.0920018, -83.7189102 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Little Rock Wildlife Drive
The Little Rock Wildlife Drive is a 6-mile auto tour route over narrow graveled roads. The self-guided tour consists of a series of numbered stops along the drive corresponding to a brochure available at the entrance of the drive or the refuge visitor center. Many different habitats can be observed including uplands pine, hardwoods, native grass fields, creeks, a pond and seasonally flooded areas. There are two hiking trails located near Pond 21 (Children's Pond) on the Drive that provide hiking opportunities. One trail is a 1/2 mile loop around the 10 acre pond. The second trail is a 1 mile loop along a gravel road through open native grass fields and seasonally flooded impoundments. This trail is seasonally open from February 16 to November 14 and is closed during peak waterfowl use.

Please remember: ticks and chiggers are present throughout the year and are especially bad in the summer and early fall. Use a strong insect repellent.

About Piedmont NWR
Piedmont NWR was established in 1939 as a "combination wildlife and game-manangement demonstration area" to demonstrate that wildlife could be restored on worn out, eroded lands. Ira Gabrielson, Chief of the Bureau of Biological Survey, predecessor agency of the US Fish & Wildlife Service, selected Piedmont from a list of Resettlement Projects. He stated that if the Bureau could take a piece of completely worn out and useless land, like Piedmont was at the time, and make it into a productive wildlife area, then he would know that any kind of land could be managed for wildlife.

The rich diversity of habitats provides a haven for nearly 200 species of birds. In the forests, birds commonly seen include woodpeckers, warblers, flycatchers, brown-headed nuthatches and chickadees. Wood ducks, great blue herons, and belted kingfishers may be found near wetlands. In open areas, look for hawks, bluebirds and the wild turkey.

There are many opportunities to see and hear neotropical songbirds on Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge. However, April and May provide the best viewing time. Meanwhile, winter waterfowl can be observed from December through February on refuge ponds. From WEBSITE



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