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About the Stoney Brook Sanctuary

Stoney Brook Wildlife Sanctuary is 362 acres of classic northern hardwood forest and marshland in Newbury. It was set aside from the development pressures of the Lake Sunapee/New London region by a small group of local landowners. Concerned with the way they saw shrinking habitat displace and restrict wildlife, the group donated funding to help ASNH purchase the sanctuary properties.

Every species needs a certain amount of space whithin which it can find food, water and shelter. Consider the space a moose needs with a home range of many acres. Travel from resting areas to water sources and feeding grounds can be risky in unprotected areas.

To learn more about how you can enjoy the Stoney Brook Sanctuary, you can read about Exploring the Forest, the importance of Snags, the presence of Bears, some Sounds you might hear, how to learn from tracking some of the animals in the forest, and the importance of Logging Roads to the sanctuary.

The Marsh View Trail
The Marsh View Trail is a relatively flat walk that follows through a young stand of hemlock at the edge of the marsh where various signs describe its creators. Look for sundew where the abandoned logging road branches east off the trail. It is an easy half-hour walk, but often wet. This trail is especially ideal for amphibian finding.

The Beech Hill Trail
The Beech Hill Trail begins along a steep winding abandoned logging road. When it reaches an old landing where there are many signs of previous logging activity, the trail splits to create a loop. The loop runs through mixed hardwood forest passing at one point through a tranquil stand of young beech trees. As the trail sides a small ravine, look across the way for large den trees possibly scarred by an old forest fire. There are stone walls visible from the trail indicating the boundaries of fields once grazed. Expect a hike of one and one half hours or longer in fairly hilly terrain.