Public Entrance:
454 North Creek Road
West Chester, PA 19382
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Mailing Address:
449 Lucky Hill Road
West Chester, PA 19382

Stroud Preserve consists of 574 acres of culturally and ecologically important land in Chester County, Pennsylvania. This rolling mosaic of once-pastured grasslands, working farmlands, and woodlands now serves as wildlife habitat and a unique site for research by the Stroud Water Research Center, internationally acclaimed for its pioneering research on streams and rivers.

History
Dr. Morris Stroud bequeathed his 332-acre Georgia Farm to Natural Lands Trust in 1990. Since then, the preserve has grown with the bequest of the 120-acre Susan Groome Harney Preserve and purchase of an additional 75 acres. With support from the surrounding community and a partial donation by the landowner, we also acquired the 47-acre Harney and Baker Preserve—for a total of 574 contiguous acres of permanently protected land.

Highlights

	Nearly 9 miles of unpaved trails ranging from easy to moderate
	Birds include Downy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, and Tufted Titmouse; part of the Laurels, King Ranch, and Stroud "Important Bird Area"
	Horseback riding on designated trails under good conditions (not wet or muddy); horse trailers are not permitted
	Over 2 acres of serpentine barrens, a rare habitat for several plant species of special concern in Pennsylvania
	Meadows filled with native grasses such as purpletop, switchgrass, and big bluestem; wildflowers such as New York ironweed, goldenrod, and milkweed
	Woodlands dominated by red oak, tuliptree, beech, and maple
	Spring-fed streams and wetlands that drain into the East Branch of the Brandywine Creek
	Agricultural fields of soybeans and corn, as well as hayfields

• Parking Lot for seventeen cars
• Information Kiosk at Parking Lot
• Preserve Guides available at Kiosk
• Trails (open sunrise to sunset)
• Restrooms available for group-use by special arrangement.