Francis Newhall Woods Nature and Wildlife Preserve
Closed to visitors
Location
West Tisbury, Massachusetts
Size
512 acres
What to See: Plants
Woodland, field and bog plants typical of the moraine
What to See: Animals
Box turtles, neo-tropical migrants
Why the Conservancy Selected This Site
The property includes an important stretch of the Mill Brook river system and is part of 2,000 acres of contiguous conservation land on Martha’s Vineyard.
What the Conservancy Has Done/Is Doing
This land is protected through a conservation restriction and a management agreement between the landowner and The Nature Conservancy.