| Name |
Town |
County |
Location |
Acreage |
Open to
public |
Description |
Photos |
|---|
| Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary | Westport | Bristol | 41.50722°N 71.02644°W / 41.50722; -71.02644 (Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary) | 620 acres (250 ha) | Yes | With nature center |
| Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary | Easthampton | Hampshire | 42.28972°N 72.64817°W / 42.28972; -72.64817 (Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary) | 734 acres (297 ha) | Yes | With nature center | |
| Ashumet Holly Wildlife Sanctuary | East Falmouth | Barnstable | 41.62066°N 70.53922°W / 41.62066; -70.53922 (Ashumet Holly Wildlife Sanctuary) | 45 acres (18 ha) | Yes | | |
| Attleboro Springs Wildlife Sanctuary | Attleboro | Bristol | 41.92882°N 71.26570°W / 41.92882; -71.26570 (Attleboro Springs Wildlife Sanctuary) | 117 acres (47 ha) | Yes | | |
| Barnstable Great Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary | Barnstable | Barnstable | 41.70158°N 70.32732°W / 41.70158; -70.32732 (Barnstable Great Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary) | 113 acres (46 ha) | Yes | | |
| Blue Hills Trailside Museum | Milton | Norfolk | 42.21847°N 71.12129°W / 42.21847; -71.12129 (Blue Hills Trailside Museum) | | Yes | small museum, outdoor exhibit area[5] and event facility[6] within the 7,000 acres (28.3 km2) Blue Hills Reservation |
| Boston Nature Center | Mattapan | Suffolk | 42.28810°N 71.10378°W / 42.28810; -71.10378 (Boston Nature Center) | 67 acres (27 ha) | Yes | With nature center and event facility[6] | |
| Brewster's Woods Wildlife Sanctuary | Concord | Middlesex | 42.16331°N 71.14503°W / 42.16331; -71.14503 (Brewster's Woods Wildlife Sanctuary) | 130 acres (53 ha) | Yes | | |
| Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary | Worcester | Worcester | 42.23308°N 71.76696°W / 42.23308; -71.76696 (Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary) | 435 acres (176 ha) | Yes | With nature center and event facility[6] | |
| Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary | Natick | Middlesex | 42.25611°N 71.34297°W / 42.25611; -71.34297 (Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary) | 624 acres (253 ha) | Yes | With nature center and event facility[6] | |
| Burncoat Pond Wildlife Sanctuary | Spencer | Worcester | 42.23835°N 71.96355°W / 42.23835; -71.96355 (Burncoat Pond Wildlife Sanctuary) | 245 acres (99 ha) | Yes | | |
| Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary | Pittsfield | Berkshire | 42.43053°N 73.23748°W / 42.43053; -73.23748 (Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary) | 253 acres (102 ha) | Yes | | |
| Conway Hills Wildlife Sanctuary | Conway | Franklin | 42.50888°N 72.68205°W / 42.50888; -72.68205 (Conway Hills Wildlife Sanctuary) | 105 acres (42 ha) | Yes | | |
| Cook’s Canyon Wildlife Sanctuary | Barre | Worcester | 42.41792°N 72.10589°W / 42.41792; -72.10589 (Cook’s Canyon Wildlife Sanctuary) | 69 acres (28 ha) | Yes | | |
| Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary | Marshfield | Plymouth | 42.28937°N 71.42105°W / 42.28937; -71.42105 (Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary) | 507 acres (205 ha) | Yes | | |
| Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary | Lincoln | Middlesex | 42.40898°N 71.33176°W / 42.40898; -71.33176 (Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary) | 291 acres (118 ha) | Yes | With farm exhibit buildings, nature center, and event facility[6] | |
| Eagle Lake Wildlife Sanctuary | Holden | Worcester | 42.35783°N 71.89625°W / 42.35783; -71.89625 (Eagle Lake Wildlife Sanctuary) | 369 acres (149 ha) | Yes | | |
| Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary | Gloucester | Essex | 42.58130°N 70.66429°W / 42.58130; -70.66429 (Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary) | 51 acres (21 ha) | Yes | | |
| Endicott Wildlife Sanctuary | Wenham | Essex | 42.58171°N 70.81822°W / 42.58171; -70.81822 (Endicott Wildlife Sanctuary) | 43 acres (17 ha) | Yes | | |
| Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary | Edgartown | Dukes | 41.41356°N 70.56614°W / 41.41356; -70.56614 (Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary) | 194 acres (79 ha) | Yes | With nature center | |
| Flat Rock Wildlife Sanctuary | Fitchburg | Worcester | 42.5991°N 71.80516°W / 42.5991; -71.80516 (Flat Rock Wildlife Sanctuary) | 326 acres (132 ha) | Yes | | |
| Graves Farm Wildlife Sanctuary | Williamsburg | Hampshire | 42.40185°N 72.70491°W / 42.40185; -72.70491 (Graves Farm Wildlife Sanctuary) | 633 acres (256 ha) | Yes | | |
| Great Neck Wildlife Sanctuary | Wareham | Plymouth | 41.72515°N 70.66256°W / 41.72515; -70.66256 (Great Neck Wildlife Sanctuary) | 219 acres (89 ha) | Yes | | |
| Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary | Belmont | Middlesex | 42.40262°N 71.18723°W / 42.40262; -71.18723 (Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary) | 88 acres (36 ha) | Yes | With nature center and event facility[6] | |
| High Ledges Wildlife Sanctuary | Shelburne | Franklin | 42.62007°N 72.70820°W / 42.62007; -72.70820 (High Ledges Wildlife Sanctuary) | 855 acres (346 ha) | Yes | | |
| Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary | Topsfield | Essex | 42.63154°N 70.92316°W / 42.63154; -70.92316 (Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary) | 1955 acres (791 ha) | Yes | With nature center | |
| Joppa Flats Education Center | Newburyport | Essex | 42.79918°N 70.84952°W / 42.79918; -70.84952 (Joppa Flats Education Center) | 52 acres (21 ha) | Yes | With nature center | |
| Kettle Island Wildlife Sanctuary | Manchester-by-the Sea | Essex | 42.56947°N 70.71913°W / 42.56947; -70.71913 (Kettle Island Wildlife Sanctuary) | 17 acres (6.9 ha) | No | Landing on the island is prohibited[7] | |
| Lake Wampanoag Wildlife Sanctuary | Gardner | Worcester | 42.61113°N 71.96662°W / 42.61113; -71.96662 (Lake Wampanoag Wildlife Sanctuary) | 377 acres (153 ha) | Yes | | |
| Laughing Brook Wildlife Sanctuary | Hampden | Hampden | 42.06471°N 72.40695°W / 42.06471; -72.40695 (Laughing Brook Wildlife Sanctuary) | 374 acres (151 ha) | Yes | | |
| Lime Kiln Farm Wildlife Sanctuary | Sheffield | Berkshire | 42.08260°N 73.36274°W / 42.08260; -73.36274 (Lime Kiln Farm Wildlife Sanctuary) | 363 acres (147 ha) | Yes | | |
| Lincoln Woods Wildlife Sanctuary | Leominster | Worcester | 42.51456°N 71.76125°W / 42.51456; -71.76125 (Lincoln Woods Wildlife Sanctuary) | 63 acres (25 ha) | Yes | | |
| Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary | Barnstable | Barnstable | 41.70912°N 70.27759°W / 41.70912; -70.27759 (Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary) | 101 acres (41 ha) | Yes | With nature center and event facility[6] | |
| Lost Farm Wildlife Sanctuary | Nantucket | Nantucket | 41.26306°N 70.13703°W / 41.26306; -70.13703 (Lost Farm Wildlife Sanctuary) | 75 acres (30 ha) | Yes | | |
| Lynes Woods Wildlife Sanctuary | Westhampton | Hampshire | 42.27428°N 72.775394°W / 42.27428; -72.775394 (Lynes Woods Wildlife Sanctuary) | 188 acres (76 ha) | Yes | | |
| Magazine Beach Park Nature Center | Cambridge | Middlesex | 42.35564°N 71.11440°W / 42.35564; -71.11440 ([Magazine Beach Park Nature Center) | | Yes | Nature center[8] within the Charles River Reservation | |
| Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary | Marblehead | Essex | 42.49300°N 70.84318°W / 42.49300; -70.84318 (Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary) | 20 acres (8.1 ha) | Yes | | |
| Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary | Sharon | Norfolk | 42.12376°N 71.21060°W / 42.12376; -71.21060 (Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary) | 1971 acres (798 ha) | Yes | With nature center and event facility[6] | |
| Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon | Canton | Norfolk | 42.16330°N 71.14501°W / 42.16330; -71.14501 (Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon) | 121 acres (49 ha) | Yes | | |
| Nahant Thicket Wildlife Sanctuary | Nahant | Essex | 42.42218°N 70.91307°W / 42.42218; -70.91307 (Nahant Thicket Wildlife Sanctuary) | 4 acres (1.6 ha) | Yes | | |
| Nashoba Brook Wildlife Sanctuary | Westford | Middlesex | 42.55152°N 71.43495°W / 42.55152; -71.43495 (Nashoba Brook Wildlife Sanctuary) | 420 acres (170 ha) | Yes | | |
| North Hill Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary | Duxbury | Plymouth | 42.04033°N 70.71333°W / 42.04033; -70.71333 (North Hill Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary) | 146 acres (59 ha) | Yes | | |
| North River Wildlife Sanctuary | Marshfield | Plymouth | 42.15440°N 70.74552°W / 42.15440; -70.74552 (North River Wildlife Sanctuary) | 225 acres (91 ha) | Yes | With nature center | |
| Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary | Attleboro | Bristol | 41.91498°N 71.26825°W / 41.91498; -71.26825 (Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary) | 75 acres (30 ha) | Yes | With nature center | |
| Old Baldy Wildlife Sanctuary | Otis | Berkshire | 42.17285°N 73.06109°W / 42.17285; -73.06109 (Old Baldy Wildlife Sanctuary) | 154 acres (62 ha) | Yes | | |
| Pierpont Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary | Dudley | Worcester | 42.08111°N 71.90791°W / 42.08111; -71.90791 (Pierpont Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary) | 211 acres (85 ha) | Yes | | |
| Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary | Lenox | Berkshire | 42.38438°N 73.30165°W / 42.38438; -73.30165 (Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary) | 1405 acres (569 ha) | Yes | With nature center | |
| Poor Farm Hill Wildlife Sanctuary | New Salem | Franklin | 42.50290°N 72.33948°W / 42.50290; -72.33948 (Poor Farm Hill Wildlife Sanctuary) | 53 acres (21 ha) | Yes | | |
| Richardson Brook Wildlife Sanctuary | Tolland | Hampden | 42.08744°N 73.05330°W / 42.08744; -73.05330 (Richardson Brook Wildlife Sanctuary) | 109 acres (44 ha) | Yes | | |
| Road's End Wildlife Sanctuary | Worthington | Hampshire | 42.42374°N 72.93018°W / 42.42374; -72.93018 (Road's End Wildlife Sanctuary) | 190 acres (77 ha) | Yes | | |
| Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary | Groton | Middlesex | 42.58105°N 71.53364°W / 42.58105; -71.53364 (Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary) | 441 acres (178 ha) | Yes | | |
| Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary | Rowley | Essex | 42.74384°N 70.84974°W / 42.74384; -70.84974 (Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary) | 226 acres (91 ha) | Yes | | |
| Rutland Brook Wildlife Sanctuary | Petersham | Worcester | 42.46320°N 72.16370°W / 42.46320; -72.16370 (Rutland Brook Wildlife Sanctuary) | 1779 acres (720 ha) | Yes | | |
| Sampsons Island Wildlife Sanctuary | Barnstable | Barnstable | 41.60645°N 70.42940°W / 41.60645; -70.42940 (Sampsons Island Wildlife Sanctuary) | 37 acres (15 ha) | Yes | Much of the island is closed to visitors in spring and summer to protect nesting birds.[9] | |
| Sesachacha Heathlands Wildlife Sanctuary | Nantucket | Nantucket | 41.28372°N 69.98035°W / 41.28372; -69.98035 (Sesachacha Heathlands Wildlife Sanctuary) | 875 acres (354 ha) | Yes | | |
| Skunknett River Wildlife Sanctuary | Barnstable | Barnstable | 41.64323°N 70.37675°W / 41.64323; -70.37675 (Skunknett River Wildlife Sanctuary) | 147 acres (59 ha) | Yes | | |
| Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary | Norfolk | Norfolk | 42.10785°N 71.32004°W / 42.10785; -71.32004 (Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary) | 107 acres (43 ha) | Yes | With nature center | |
| Straitsmouth Island Wildlife Sanctuary | Rockport | Essex | 42.66152°N 70.59124°W / 42.66152; -70.59124 (Straitsmouth Island Wildlife Sanctuary) | 32 acres (13 ha) | Yes | Open May 15 to August 30, accessible only by kayak.[10] | |
| Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary | Plymouth | Plymouth | 41.91673°N 70.57531°W / 41.91673; -70.57531 (Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary) | 481 acres (195 ha) | Yes | With nature center | |
| Tracy Brook Wildlife Sanctuary | Richmond | Berkshire | 42.41317°N 73.31304°W / 42.41317; -73.31304 (Tracy Brook Wildlife Sanctuary) | 21 acres (8.5 ha) | No | No trails; observe heron rookery from road pull-off.[11] | |
| Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary | Princeton | Worcester | 42.45572°N 71.90813°W / 42.45572; -71.90813 (Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary) | 1135 acres (459 ha) | Yes | With nature center and event facility[6] | |
| Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary | Hopkinton | Middlesex | 42.21636°N 71.46682°W / 42.21636; -71.46682 (Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary) | 229 acres (93 ha) | Yes | | |
| Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary | Wellfleet | Barnstable | 41.88242°N 69.99775°W / 41.88242; -69.99775 (Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary) | 1183 acres (479 ha) | Yes | With nature center | |
| West Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary | Plainfield | Hampshire | 42.51720°N 72.94508°W / 42.51720; -72.94508 (West Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary) | 1812 acres (733 ha) | Yes | | |
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