Recent sightings at the preserve include Red-shouldered Hawk, Merlin, and Fox Sparrow. The Sunday and Monday Bird Walks are being held this week (3.7 and 3.8). The walks start at 8:00 AM (7:45 for gourmet coffee or tea) and are free and open to the public.

Welcome! Bucktoe Creek Preserve is a 297-acre privately-owned natural area located near Kennett Square, in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The preserve is managed to enhance biodiversity and promote sound ecological stewardship through forest, meadow, and wetland restoration. Our primary goals are to provide a stable location for long-term environmental monitoring and ecological research, a refuge for threatened flora and fauna, and a site for educating naturalists at all levels of expertise.

Events

March 19, 2010 - 1:00pm - 5:30pm

Hike from Ashland Nature Center to the Bucktoe Creek Preserve in Kennett Twp., PA. Cross a Delaware State Park and DNS land at...

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December 10, 2009 - 4:26pm

It was one year ago that I first saw a Barred Owl at Bucktoe. Several decades ago, they were frequent breeders on the preserve, and to see one...

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