Littleton Conservation Trust

Trail Guide - Bumblebee Park

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Location	Foster Street and Harwood Avenue.
Parking	At the gate on Harwood Avenue and across the street in a marked parking area.
Acreage	15.5
Description	Bumblebee Park is popular for short walks, wildlife study, and sledding in winter. It features a variety of habitats in a relatively small area: hill meadow, bedrock outcrops, woodland, pond, red maple swamp, and marsh.
Trails	Well-developed.
Features	Look for the following features of interest: Wild thyme and planted flowers Ducks Birds feeding on berries Deer browsing Over 10 varieties of trees Many varieties of shrubs and wildflowers Bedrock outcrops of upended schist, gneiss, and pematite roc k Carved initials in rock " RW 79" (probably dates back to 1779) Flowering dogwood trees in the spring
History	This land was purchased by the citizens of the Town in 1973 from Malcolm and Judith Dunn. The cost was $57,500.
Cautions	Poison ivy. Soft muck in swamp and marsh.
Managed by	Littleton Conservation Commission