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Near Westford Common is a relatively new conservation area, which rises from Hildreth Street up to the top of Prospect Hill. This hill is the highest point in Northern Middlesex County. The Prospect Hill Wildlife Sanctuary was donated by Priscilla Elliott in 1999. It consists of 8 acres of woodland and an adjoining cornfield. Many … Read more

The Peace Trail was named by the boys of Cub Scout Pack 95. While clearing the trail, they disposed of a huge number of tires which were dumped on this land. The property is owned and maintained by the Town, the Westford Conservation Trust, and the Drew Crossing neighborhood. The trail is hilly, but only … Read more

A wonderful area to explore is the Town’s Richard Emmet Conservation Land and Mass Audubon’s Nashoba Brook Sanctuary. Together they comprise over 500 acres of protected open space in the southern part of Westford, and you can take many walks there, each time in a new area. The 336-acre Town-owned Richard Emmet Land, which is … Read more

Tadmuck Swamp is one of Westford’s largest wetlands, stretching from Main Street on the north to south of Littleton Road (Rt. 110), and from Tadmuck Road on the west to Chamberlain Road on the east. The area features Mystery Spring, which has been a favorite local “watering hole” for over 150 years, attractive woodlands, and … Read more

The Martina Gage property and trail is nestled between Old Lowell Road and Hart Pond which is also called Baptist Pond. The conservation area provides a haven for a large number of wildlife species which enjoy the cool waters of Pond Brook as it crosses under Old Lowell Road from the O’Brien Farm and passes … Read more