Mass Audubon's Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary — Attraction in Attleboro

Nice little 1.7-mile walk in the woods. Depending on the time of year really determines your experience. I went twice in the last few days (September 2022), and the weather was perfect. No bugs. A couple of people. Birds chirping and chippies scurry everywhere. There's a bench on the lake loop if you need a rest or just want to chill and take it all in. It's definitely a place I'll return to.

• No Pets Allowed* as a friendly reminder.

Wonderful in any season. Looks like there's a new memorial bench behind the...

Interesting little loop trails that pass through marshes, around a pond and up a small hill. Trails also connect to the greater Attleboro trail network which beg to be explored further. Alas, I was only scouting out the loops for accessibility for novice hikers so I didn't have time to check out the rest of the network.

In that regard the Sanctuary is ideal for introducing people to the outdoors, as evidenced by the numerous families out exploring with small children even with some muddy sections of trail from...

day 2 (08jun24) sanctuary 5: nature center closed (on a saturday?!). good well-marked loop trails. a handful of rotted boards on boardwalk thru red maple swamp, but evidence of repairs/improvements on far side of lake talaquaga. puddingstone outcropping as impressive as those at attleboro springs. the lake is eutrophying, very little open water left and covered with white water lily. woods are full of sweet pepper bush (clethra), will smell wonderful in...