Felton Conservation Area

Felton Conservation Area

Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752

Official Website
Felton Conservation Area map

About this Location

The Felton Conservation Land is a diverse property that consists of open fields and quiet woodlands. In the southern part of the property, there is a small Red Maple Swamp. The fields in this parcel provide grassland habitats for many species including nesting birds, small mammals such as mice, and larger mammals such as white-tailed deer. Some grassland birds that may inhabit the fields include Eastern Meadowlarks, Bobolinks, and Savannah Sparrows. The open area also serves as an important hunting site for birds of prey including owls and hawks as they search the site for small mammals. The mice and voles create elaborate tunnel systems within the protection of the grasses. The White-tailed deer graze on the herbaceous vegetation that grows on the border of the field and forest; they also use the grass as bedding sites.

This land used to be part of a large farm that was owned by the Felton family, after whom the land was named. The city acquired the parcel as conservation land to be kept for agricultural and recreational use. Grasslands are currently a declining habitat in the area since over the past hundred years there has been a decrease in agricultural use of land. Many open fields are now either being developed or reverting into forest reducing grasslands in the landscape.

Notable Trails

The AllTrails website has a description and map of a hike at Felton Conservation Land.

Features

  • Restrooms on site

  • Wheelchair accessible trail

  • Entrance fee

Content from Official Website

Last updated December 24, 2023