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=Henry S. Hunnewell Town Forest= Natick, Massachusetts 01760 Henry S. Hunnewell Town Forest webpage Henry S. Hunnewell Town Forest map

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Henry S. Hunnewell Town Forest
Coordinates: 42.2972633, -71.339472 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Henry S. Hunnewell Town Forest
The Natick Town Forest is located in Natick, Massachusetts bordered by Worcester Street (MA-9) to the north and between Bacon Street to the south, Oak Street to the east, and Walnut Street to the west. Entrances to the forest are on Oak Street (parking available), Worcester Road (no parking available), and Bacon Street (parking nearby). It is bordered by private land on three sides, please respect private property.

The entrance from Oak Street is 200 feet lower than the 322 feet height of Pleasant Hill, where the large Natick water tank is located. The varied topography of the Forest supports a wide variety of plant and animal communities. Here you will find evergreen-covered slopes, mixed hardwood forest, a small stream, a marsh and a small pond. This fact, plus the steep northeast slope of Pleasant Hill, has created an environment that encourages a wide variety of wildlife and plants – from waterfowl (ducks, geese, swans) in the pond to forest-loving birds in the tall trees on the hillside and the occasional red-tailed hawk soaring above the hill; otters and muskrats along the water to squirrels in the forest; and cattails and red (swamp) maples along the wetlands to mature white pine and eastern hemlock on the slopes. From Henry S. Hunnewell Town Forest webpage



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