Metacomet Land Trust PO Box 231 Franklin, MA 02038 info@metacometlandtrust.org

Our Preserves

Metacomet Land Trust > Our Preserves


Metacomet Land Trust owns 682 acres of conservation land in 12 towns.  All of the properties are open for the public to enjoy.

Blackstone
  • Hop Brook Preserve, Mendon Street: The land trust owns 130 acres of woodland for open space and trails originally donated by Doris Daniels King in 1998.  A parking area to access the property is located off Mendon Street. Trail Map
Franklin
  • Reid Memorial Conservation Area on Daniels Road (14.5 acres).
  • Dawn Marie Circle (10.5 acres).
  • Franklin Woods off Lincoln Street (41.8 acres). Trail Map
  • Lady Bug trail, 1.75 acre parcel off Coronation Drive dedicated to Alfred S. Ferguson in May 2000.
Hopedale
  • Weaver Woods,  6.35 Acres off South Main St. donated by Jen and Bridgett Weaver in 2025
Mendon
  • 17 acres off Hartford Ave donated by George Ford in 2018.
Millville
  • Alfred and Rina Berthelette Preserve off Berthelette Way (6.1 acres) donated by Raymond and Diane Berthelette in 2019.
Norfolk
  • Arthur W. Clapp and Ann D. Clapp Preserve off Seekonk St. on the Stop River (37 acres) donated by the Clapp family in 2022. 
Northbridge
  • Szerlag Farm Preserve, 24 acres of open space in the Presidential Farms development deeded to MLT by developer David Brossi in 2019. Accessible from the cul de sac at the end of Roosevelt Drive. Trail Map
Sutton and Millbury
  • 126.9 acre parcel off Chase Road acquired in 1999.
Sutton
  • Central Turnpike, 3.2 acres. Location Map
  • Putnam Hill Road, 6.5 acres donated by James and Marina Gvazdauskas, January 2001.
  • John S. Duff Memorial Preserve, 9 acres off Manchaug Road donated by Otco, Inc., November, 2001 Location Map
  • Manchaug Road, 6 acres donated by John & Donna Couture, December 2002. Location Map
  • Lake Manchaug Overlook, 9.3 acres donated by Gretchen Richards and Robert Ferragamo, December, 2010.
  • One-half interest in land off Putnam Hill Road in Sutton consisting of 6 acres donated by Robert Nunnemacher, 2014.
  • One-half interest in land off Mendon Road in Sutton consisting of 14 acres donated by Marie Linder, 2014.
  • Stevens Pond, 38.9 acres donated by the Sutton Development Trust in 2017 and 11 acres donated by the Sutton Development Trust in 2018. Trail Map
  • Stockwell Farm Open Space, 19.5 acres acquired in 2021.
  • Manchaug Preserve, 4.43 acres on Main St. acquired in 2022.
Upton
  • Ruguleiski Woods,  26 acres donated by the Ruguleiski family, August, 2016.
  • Blue Conservation Area, 3 acre parcel on Crockett Road and Mill Brook donated in 2018 by Jodi Naze and her husband.
  • Bonner Natural Area, 70 acres off North Street adjacent to the Whitney Conservation Area.
  • Donald and Anne Kerr Memorial Preserve,  25.7 acres on Peppercorn Hill acquired in 2021. Peppercorn Hill Trail Map
Wrentham
  • White Barn Farm Woods,  2.5 acres on Beach St. acquired in 2026.