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This is Warwick Woods, an 82-acre wooded property that was added to Crow’s Nest Preserve in early 2020. It was once the site of a private campground that had 150 campsites and seven major buildings, including a general store, game room, bath houses, pavilion, and swimming pool. When the campsite’s owners decided it was time for them to close their business and sell the land, Natural Lands jumped on the opportunity to conserve it by adding it to the adjacent preserve.

We had a great group of volunteers join us this morning for a brisk workday spreading two tons of gravel on the Creek Trail tread surface.

At Crow’s Nest Preserve, while the roof is being replaced on the 1915 stone silo, we have a temporary oculus.

Last week I had the joy of facilitating a pollinators lesson with Pottstown fifth graders at Natural Lands’ Crow’s Nest Preserve.

It’s a time of year when we enjoy frightful things, so how about this hammerhead flatworm, a three-lined planarian.

It was 2013 when we last saw Red-headed Woodpeckers in large numbers at Crow’s Nest Preserve. Visitors flocked to the preserve to see them.

The season is advancing so don’t miss this opportunity to get out to enjoy the sun and fall color at Crow’s Nest Preserve.

The most dangerous wild animal in Pennsylvania causes hundreds of injuries or deaths every year. It is ruining crops, damaging timber harvests, and changing the forest composition. It’s the official state animal: the white-tailed deer, and its population is 10 times what our region’s forest can handle. Natural Lands, Greater Philadelphia’s oldest and largest land conservation nonprofit is working to manage the species’ impact on its 40+ nature preserves.

Join us next Saturday, October 19 for a bird walk at Crow’s Nest Preserve. Held in partnership with the Chester County Birding Club.

Images of the Aurora Borealis, taken by Dan Barringer at Crow’s Nest Preserve in northern Chester County, PA.