Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust
\n<\/strong>Flanders holds more than 2,100 acres of open space in trust in Woodbury, Bethlehem, Southbury\u00a0and Middlebury.\u00a0 This includs seven nature preserves and sanctuaries.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0The trails are not wheelchair accessible, but are mostly short and some may be easy enough for you.\u00a0 Call first.\u00a0Phone 203-263-3711\u00a0 Here is the website<\/a> for the Trust.
\n<\/a>?<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Van Vleck Farm and Nature Sanctuary in Woodbury\u00a0 “Landscape includes\u00a0 stone walls, fields, meadows, forests, wetlands, marshes, streams and ponds.”\u00a0 Trail monitor Dave says the trails are level for the most part.\u00a0 \u00a0Map<\/a>
\n<\/a>?\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Hetzel Refuge\u00a0 54 acres”…includes woodlands, hay fields, conifer plantations, swamps and man-made ponds.”\u00a0 Map<\/a>
\n-Leavenworth Preserve\u00a0 125 acres of wildlife habitat with “low-impact trail system.”\u00a0 Map<\/a>
\n– Fleming Preserve\u00a0 28.5 acres with “…forests, meadows, trails, apple orchard, stone walls and an overlook.”\u00a0 Map<\/a>
\n– Whittemore Sanctuary 686 acres\u00a0 “Ecological habitats include woodlands, streams, ponds, a large bog and abutting lake.”\u00a0\u00a0Map<\/a><\/p>\n