Sanctuaries

Beach, dunes, marsh, grasslands, shrublands, forests

The Fairfield Nature Center & Larsen Sanctuary

  • Fairfield, CT
  • Nature Center and Aviary
  • 7 Miles of Trails, 155 acres
  • Woodland, Shrubland, Wetland
  • New Bird of Prey Enclosure

The Center at Pomfret & Bafflin Sanctuary

  • Pomfret Center, CT
  • Center with programming and exhibitions
  • 7 Miles of Trails, 700 Acres
  • Grassland, shrubland, woodland
  • Breeding Bird Hotspot

The Coastal Center at Milford Point & Smith-Hubbell Sanctuary

  • Milford, CT
  • Center with Observation Platforms & Tower
  • 0.8 Miles of Trails, 8 acres
  • Saltmarsh, Barrier Beach, Coastal Woodland
  • Birding Rarities Hotspot

Birdcraft Museum & Sanctuary

  • Fairfield, CT
  • Museum with programming and exhibitions
  • 0.3 Miles of Trails, 6 Acres
  • Woodland, Pond
  • Bird Banding Site

Deer Pond Farm

  • Sherman, CT
  • Center with programming and exhibitions
  • 15 Miles of Trails, 850 acres half in Sherman, CT & half in Pawling, NY
  • Upland forest, forested wetlands, meadow
  • Diverse Wildlife

Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center

  • Old Lyme, CT
  • Center with Pollinator Gardens and Storyboard Walk
  • No trails on site, 5.25 acres
  • Inland wetland, Open Lawn, Wooded Edges, Pollinator Gardens

Trail Wood & The Edwin Way Teale Memorial Sanctuary

  • Hampton, CT
  • House open by appointment
  • 4 Miles of Trails, 168 acres
  • Pastureland, beaver pond, lowland swamps
  • Historic Site

Stratford Point

  • Stratford, CT
  • 0.5 miles of trails, 28 acres
  • Saltmarsh, Barrier Beach, Coastal Meadow
  • Birding Rarities Hotspot

H. Smith Richardson Wildlife Preserve & Christmas Tree Farm

  • Westport, CT
  • Well-maintained trails on 36-acre parcel
  • Early-successional habitat restoration
  • eBird Hotspot

Morgan R. Chaney Sanctuary

  • Montville, CT
  • Well-marked trails throughout
  • Second growth & successional forest
  • eBird Hotspot

Richard G. Croft Memorial Preserve

  • Goshen, CT
  • Rugged, unmarked trails
  • Hardwood & hemlock forest, shrub habitat, bogs
  • eBird Hotspot

Banks South Farm

  • Fairfield, CT
  • Mile-long loop trail
  • Young forest, brook, swamp

John W. Field & John Mahoney Sanctuary

  • Fairfield, CT
  • Loop trail around pond
  • Pond, second-growth woods

Grace Robinson Nature Sanctuary

  • Weston, CT
  • Oak-maple forest
  • Neighborhood preserve
Saltmarsh Sparrow