Join Village members and teacher naturalists, Susan Coolidge and Ellie Bailey, for a guided nature walk through the oak forest to the salt marsh. Picnic and enjoy views of the Great Marsh from an overlook with seating. This is a short walk at a leisurely pace along a flat, forest road.
Guidelines:
Directions From: Newbury Lower Green, corner 1A and Rolfe’s Lane To: Rough Meadows Parking Lot, Patmos Rd., Rowley
Take 1A South towards Rowley for about 4 miles. Rough Meadows is on the left, just past the Rowley Tendercrop Farm (formerly Picul’s). Look for Stackyard Road and two signs, one for Rough Meadows and one for Minister’s Woodlot. Turn left onto Stackyard Road, a dirt road that soon forks. At the fork, take a left onto Patmos Road. Follow Patmos until you come to the parking lot for Rough Meadows on the left. It’s a dirt lot with an information kiosk. You have arrived!