ZT:
Shirley's Bay, Carling Ave. and
Range Road
Marsh, swamp, forest
Access restricted (see NCC Greenbelt trail
map)
Timm Drive, Moodie Drive and
Robertson
NCC ski trails
East, west and north of parking lot
Kanata Lakes
Beaver Pond. Trails in maple,
beech and oak forest
417 west exit at March Road. follow Teron
Road to Beaverbrook Road to Weslock
Way to Waldin Way
Goulbourn Forced Road, north
Kanata
Trillium Woods Park, walking and
ski trails
Hwy. 417 west to March Road, North to
Klondike Rd, turn left
Terry Fox and Queensway
Hay bales (Mid August 2002) Best
within a week of hay baling as
stubble is a golden colour
Terry Fox north from Queensway, left on
Campeau Drive and then left again on First
Line Road
Moodie Drive, Kanata
bicycle path
North of Queensway, Moodie Dr to Kanata
National Capital Campground,
Corkstown Road, west of
Equestrian Park (Hwy. 417
west)
Wildflowers and small animals
Best in off season. Park in west lot or
along road at crest of hill
Stillwater Creek, Hwy. 417 west
and Acres Road
Urban woods on clay soil, summer
flora
Queensway-Acres Rd (trail at Aero Drive)
Bell High School, Cassidy &
Bruin Roads
Painted trilliums, ferns
The trilliums are located south of Bruin
Lane. The path starts at the east end of the
arena. Walk about 200 feet then go east.
Britannia Conservation area,
Britannia Road
woods, pond, (Mud Lake) bridge,
spring flora, birds
Britannia Road, north off Richmond Road
The sign says there are 200
species of birds and 400 species of
plants
If you park on Howe you can walk across
the grass to the bike path and there are
opening in the fence.
There is a huge area of sumacs
which should be great in the fall
Andrew Haydon Park, Carling
Ave..
Mud flats, marshy shore,
waterfowl
Bayshore & Carling
Hilda Lane: Carling Ave. West,
turn right onto Range Road (sign
at road shows Rifle Range - goes
towards Shirley's Bay). As you
get close to sharp turn at bottom
of road,
Bird feeder in winter
Attracts chickadees,
look for Lois Lane on right -
turn right onto Lois. Then next
right onto Hilda - just up a small
hill and you are there
woodpeckers, blue jays, white-breasted
nuthatches, tree sparrows, lots of mourning
doves; also nice place to get snowshoe
hares - they've become reasonably tame
and was able to get some decent shots.
Lots of red-wing blackbirds are now
showing up at feede
Bells Corners to Carleton Place
Bicycle Path
along the old RR right of way south of
Robertson Road
Stony Swamp, NCC
Conservation Area, Bells
Corners
2000 acres, woods, wetland,
fields, flora, many trails
Bells Corners: East side: Cedarview Road,
West side: Eagleson Side Road, south from
Hazeldean Road
Bruce Pit, Hwy.. 416 N of Hunt
Club
herons, osprey, huge flocks of
Canada Geese in the fall.
Off Cedarview at Bruin, North of Hunt
Club, on east side
Cedarview , north of Fallowfield
Deer, and wild turkeys Mar/2003
between 5:00 and 5:30 pm large herd of
deer (probably 30 or 40 of them), on
Cedarview Rd., north of Fallowfield, on
the Dept. of Agriculture property. They
were in a field just south of
a grey barn. There were a few of them
around the corner
on Fallowfield as well, plus, as a bonus,
the wild turkey that has been seen quite a
few times at Cedarview and Fallowfield.
Pinhey Forest, Merivale Road
(Nepean Sportsplex)
Sand base woodlands, spring
flora, birds
Merivale and Slack Roads
Champlain Bridge Islands
rapids. Kaykers on weekends and
evenings after spring break-up to
early summer
Island Park Drive
Hampton Park, Kirkwood Ave..
small wooded urban park
Clare Ave.., off Kirkwood
Carlington Woods (Frazer
Quarry)
small limestone bluffs, birds
Merivale and Caldwell
Lemieux Island, Western
Parkway
gardens, shoreline, seagulls
nesting
off Western Parkway at foot of Bayview
Victoria Island, Chaudiere
Bridge
scenic views, old mill ruins, Mid-
May sunrise is directly behind the
Peace Tower
off Chaudiere Bridge at foot of Booth
Street
Nepean Point
Excellent shots of Parliament
Buildings et al. Sun sets as well
depending on time of year.
Behind the National Art Gallery
Confederation Park, Laurier
Ave.
ice sculptures during Winterlude
Laurier and Elgin
Vincent Massey Park/Hog's
Back
waterfalls, rapids, shoreline, trees,
Walk along river from Hog's Back to
Carleton Univ.
Pleasant Park Woods, Pleasant
Park Ave..
spring flowers
Access via Pleasant Pk School at Lynda
Lane, or Grasshopper Hill Park on Kilborn
at Prospect Ave..
Pileated woodpeckers.
McCarthy Woods, Walkley
Road
sugar maples, old apple trees,
sumacs, milkweed
East side of McCarthy Rd at Plante, North
of Hunt Club, south of tracks. Park on side
streets
Armstrong Road, West of
Bowesville RD
Raptors
Osprey, Cooper's Hawk, Northern harrier,
rough-legged hawk. Short-eared owls
Not always in camera range
Armstrong Pit, Limebank Rd
Canada Geese in October. 5-600
geese fly-in just before sunset.
on Limebank, just south of airport. Drive 2
km +/- to Armstrong Rd, turn right, past
Bowesville Rd. Quarry (pond) just past
abandoned rail line.
Chapman's Mills Conservation
Area.
Boardwalk through a bull rush
marsh.
Parking at north end of trail. Turn east at
Winding Way. First lights north of
Woodroffe and Prince of Wales.
Woodroffe and Prince of Wales
Trail can be accessed from Lodge Road,
just north of Carleton Lodge on east side.
Heart's Desire Weir
Jock River flowing over weir and
rapids (in spring anyway) and a
walk through a mixed forest of
hardwoods and coniferous.
Trilliums, Dog Toothed violets
Turn west off Prince of Wales onto
Woodroffe and immediately turn left onto
the old Woodroffe. Gate on south just
before first house. Take gravel trail/road to
Jock River.
Woodroffe and Prince of Wales
Long Island Locks
Relatively open water to the south,
mallards, a dam and falls, the
usual shore side greenery
including cattails, probably some
boats tied up, and the lock
master's cottage. And lots of mist,
if conditions are right!
Take River Road south (Extension of
Riverside Drive South of Hunt Club). Turn
off just after Honey Gables subdivision on
to Nicolls Island Road.
(Someone changed Long Island to Nicolls
Island!!)
Manotick
An old mill, ducks year round
waterfalls. Also Dickinson Square
heritage buildings
Bridge and Mill Street in Manotick
Watson's Mill
Beryl Gaffney Park
Trails through mixed hardwoods,
wetlands, and the Rideau River
just above the junction with the
Jock
on Rideau Valley Drive south, just south of
Prince of Wales
Manotick Station, Between hwy
31 and 16 on Cnty Rd 8
Trail along old Prescott-Ottawa
RR right of way
Access at Manotick Station
Hwy 31 approx #4806
Hindu temple
Interesting architectural shots possibly
Pine Grove Nature Trail
(Blossom Park)
Wet sand woodland, common
woodland animals
Davidson Road east of Conroy Road
Parking on south side of road (See NCC
Greenbelt Trails map)
Hawthorne Woods (a.k.a South
Gloucester Natural Area)
Many native wildflowers and
ferns
Hawthorne Road south of Rideau Road, or
Hawthorne Road north of Mitch Owens
Rd.
Many trails through the woods and flowers
aren't always next to the path. Bring a GPS
or trail marking tape if you plan to explore
off the trails
Central Experimental Farm
trees, floral gardens, farm animals
Queen Elizabeth Driveway south-west
past Dow's Lake, and Island Park Drive
extension south of Carling
Fletcher Wildlife Garden. 7
hectare site
Prince of Wales Dr S of traffic circle at
Arboretum. Backyard garden, old field,
hedgerows, butterfly meadow
Arboretum, Hosta gardens
East of traffic circle, by toboggan hill
Greenhouse, open 9-4 daily
On Maple Lane, (runs perpendicular to
Agriculture Museum) signed as "Eastern
Cereal and Oil Seed Research"l
Dow's Lake
Tulips, boats, gardens
Preston and Queen Elizabeth Driveway
Sandy Hill, east and west of
King Edward Ave..
old homes and churches,
interesting doors, windows,
porches
Ottawa City Hall and area
waterfalls, sculptures, daffodils,
Minto bridges
Sculptures: North and south of bldg, plus
across Sussex in park. Minto bridges
(white decorative) on south side
Rideau Falls ice nicely in the
winter
Vanier
14 acre lot with 4 acres of maple
sugar forest and 1 km trails in
Richelieu Park.
Maps with identification of flora and fauna
available at Vanier Library, 300 des Pères-
Blancs Avenue, (613) 291-5362
Beechwood Cemetery,
Beechwood and Juliana
formal gardens, old headstones,
fall colours
Aviation Pkwy, Ogilvie Road to
Rockcliffe Parkway
daffodils
Raised bed of daffodils at south end at
Ogilvie Road, more daffodils along
Rockcliffe Parkway
Rockcliffe air base woods, spring
wildflowers
East of Aviation Museum-turn north off
Rockcliffe Driveway. Trilliums also at
south end of Aviation Parkway on both
sides
fall colours
along Aviation Parkway from Ogilvie
Road to Rockcliffe and then east and west
along Rockcliffe Parkway
Rockcliffe Parkway
RCMP horses in pasture
Just east of Birch Avenue on Parkway
daffodils, emperor tulips
Rockeries at Rockcliffe, park on Hillsdale
Road
Balloon Festival, Labour Day
wknd#
be there for 5:45AM or 5 PM Buena Vista
Rd to Hi3llsdale
NRC grounds, Montreal Road
Bike races Tuesday nights
NRC is at the corner of Blair and Montreal
Roads. Races are on the NRC grounds
north of Montreal Road by the wind tunnel
building.
Lower and Upper Duck Islands
(Beacon Hill North)
untended bush, Huckleberry tree
flowers, amphibians and reptiles
boat access (Petrie Island, with road
access, is similar. See below)
Greens Creek Conservation Area
Blackburn Hamlet Wood lot (Part
of Greens Creek NCC
Conservation area)
Corner of Montreal Road (St Joseph) and
Bearbrook, at end of Rockcliffe pkwy. See
NCC Greenbelt Trails map. (trails are
confusing)
Soccer field area raspberries and
asters in fall
1 mile (+/-) south from Montreal Road om
Bearbrook
shrubby bush, great for frost and
spider webs
Access in Beacon Hill North off NE corner
of Canotek Road, or south from parking lot
on Rockcliffe Parkway just east of sewage
plant.
Clay banked creek, hills, spring
flora, mixed woods
Queensway section is better via bike paths
Orleans, Taffy Lane
Xmas Lights
Orleans, North Service Road,
end of Queensway east
Elecampane (mid to late July)
on North Service road, across from 5th
hydrant, 0.45km west of Trim Road. On
north side of road, about 10-15 yards in
from road in front of brush
Petrie Island, Orleans
Ferns, turtles, spider webs,
beavers, muskrats, weasels, herons
(blue and sometimes green)
Turn left at Trim Road (stop lights at end
of Queensway in Orleans) follow road over
culvert and to left by the sand pit
operations. Parking lot at end of road on
left.
Http://www.petrieisland.org/
Turtles are more frequently
basking in May and June.
Turtles along shoreline on south side.
Follow "turtle trail"
Map of area on website
Turtles will dive in when you
approach them, but wait for 10-15
minutes and they will come back
Muskrats and otters are in generally Turtle
Pond (see map at web site)
Turtles (especially the snapping
turtles) are very active in
early/mid June laying eggs. They
usually come out at night, but
tracks can be found in the morning
on the beaches.
Muskrat winter "condos" are in first
"pond" west of the parking lot on south
side. Follow trail/road past the house and
watch for 5 muskrat huts in the pond.
Other muskrat lodges in other ponds
further east and on right as you drive away
from Petrie just
Eggs hatch in mid-September
(those that survive)
Beavers are in second "pond" (West along
the trail/road past the house) Trail branches
to south past end of first "pond", take
south branch. Beaver lodge on the
shoreline of second pond.
Turtlehead flowers in late August
Ice fishing huts
Hwy.. 17 east of Orleans
Large icicles on rock cut
2.5km east of Trim Road (end of
Queensway) on right side
Mer Bleu Conservation area
(See NCC Greenbelt Trails map)
Peat bog, boardwalk, sundews,
pitcher plants, spring and summer
flora, fall colours with maple trees
and ground cover shrubbery.
off Anderson Road on Ridge Road.
Boardwalk is 1.6km,
Moccasin flowers along
boardwalk in early mid June.
birch and poplar groves and
beaver dams. Bring sunflower
seeds for hand feeding chickadees
(and odd bold nuthatch). Fields at
west end of trails.
from Anderson Road parking lot opposite
Geological Survey of Canada sign.
Moccasin flower in woods to SE
of trail bridge in June
Watch the beavers destroy their habitat just
before freeze-up in the fall
Small Woodland Orchis in early
July
Shirley's Bay, Carling Ave. and
Range Road
Marsh, swamp, forest
Access restricted (see NCC Greenbelt trail
map)
Timm Drive, Moodie Drive and
Robertson
NCC ski trails
East, west and north of parking lot
Kanata Lakes
Beaver Pond. Trails in maple,
beech and oak forest
417 west exit at March Road. follow Teron
Road to Beaverbrook Road to Weslock
Way to Waldin Way
Goulbourn Forced Road, north
Kanata
Trillium Woods Park, walking and
ski trails
Hwy. 417 west to March Road, North to
Klondike Rd, turn left
Terry Fox and Queensway
Hay bales (Mid August 2002) Best
within a week of hay baling as
stubble is a golden colour
Terry Fox north from Queensway, left on
Campeau Drive and then left again on First
Line Road
Moodie Drive, Kanata
bicycle path
North of Queensway, Moodie Dr to Kanata
National Capital Campground,
Corkstown Road, west of
Equestrian Park (Hwy. 417
west)
Wildflowers and small animals
Best in off season. Park in west lot or
along road at crest of hill
Stillwater Creek, Hwy. 417 west
and Acres Road
Urban woods on clay soil, summer
flora
Queensway-Acres Rd (trail at Aero Drive)
Bell High School, Cassidy &
Bruin Roads
Painted trilliums, ferns
The trilliums are located south of Bruin
Lane. The path starts at the east end of the
arena. Walk about 200 feet then go east.
Britannia Conservation area,
Britannia Road
woods, pond, (Mud Lake) bridge,
spring flora, birds
Britannia Road, north off Richmond Road
The sign says there are 200
species of birds and 400 species of
plants
If you park on Howe you can walk across
the grass to the bike path and there are
opening in the fence.
There is a huge area of sumacs
which should be great in the fall
Andrew Haydon Park, Carling
Ave..
Mud flats, marshy shore,
waterfowl
Bayshore & Carling
Hilda Lane: Carling Ave. West,
turn right onto Range Road (sign
at road shows Rifle Range - goes
towards Shirley's Bay). As you
get close to sharp turn at bottom
of road,
Bird feeder in winter
Attracts chickadees,
look for Lois Lane on right -
turn right onto Lois. Then next
right onto Hilda - just up a small
hill and you are there
woodpeckers, blue jays, white-breasted
nuthatches, tree sparrows, lots of mourning
doves; also nice place to get snowshoe
hares - they've become reasonably tame
and was able to get some decent shots.
Lots of red-wing blackbirds are now
showing up at feede
Bells Corners to Carleton Place
Bicycle Path
along the old RR right of way south of
Robertson Road
Stony Swamp, NCC
Conservation Area, Bells
Corners
2000 acres, woods, wetland,
fields, flora, many trails
Bells Corners: East side: Cedarview Road,
West side: Eagleson Side Road, south from
Hazeldean Road
Bruce Pit, Hwy.. 416 N of Hunt
Club
herons, osprey, huge flocks of
Canada Geese in the fall.
Off Cedarview at Bruin, North of Hunt
Club, on east side
Cedarview , north of Fallowfield
Deer, and wild turkeys Mar/2003
between 5:00 and 5:30 pm large herd of
deer (probably 30 or 40 of them), on
Cedarview Rd., north of Fallowfield, on
the Dept. of Agriculture property. They
were in a field just south of
a grey barn. There were a few of them
around the corner
on Fallowfield as well, plus, as a bonus,
the wild turkey that has been seen quite a
few times at Cedarview and Fallowfield.
Pinhey Forest, Merivale Road
(Nepean Sportsplex)
Sand base woodlands, spring
flora, birds
Merivale and Slack Roads
Champlain Bridge Islands
rapids. Kaykers on weekends and
evenings after spring break-up to
early summer
Island Park Drive
Hampton Park, Kirkwood Ave..
small wooded urban park
Clare Ave.., off Kirkwood
Carlington Woods (Frazer
Quarry)
small limestone bluffs, birds
Merivale and Caldwell
Lemieux Island, Western
Parkway
gardens, shoreline, seagulls
nesting
off Western Parkway at foot of Bayview
Victoria Island, Chaudiere
Bridge
scenic views, old mill ruins, Mid-
May sunrise is directly behind the
Peace Tower
off Chaudiere Bridge at foot of Booth
Street
Nepean Point
Excellent shots of Parliament
Buildings et al. Sun sets as well
depending on time of year.
Behind the National Art Gallery
Confederation Park, Laurier
Ave.
ice sculptures during Winterlude
Laurier and Elgin
Vincent Massey Park/Hog's
Back
waterfalls, rapids, shoreline, trees,
Walk along river from Hog's Back to
Carleton Univ.
Pleasant Park Woods, Pleasant
Park Ave..
spring flowers
Access via Pleasant Pk School at Lynda
Lane, or Grasshopper Hill Park on Kilborn
at Prospect Ave..
Pileated woodpeckers.
McCarthy Woods, Walkley
Road
sugar maples, old apple trees,
sumacs, milkweed
East side of McCarthy Rd at Plante, North
of Hunt Club, south of tracks. Park on side
streets
Armstrong Road, West of
Bowesville RD
Raptors
Osprey, Cooper's Hawk, Northern harrier,
rough-legged hawk. Short-eared owls
Not always in camera range
Armstrong Pit, Limebank Rd
Canada Geese in October. 5-600
geese fly-in just before sunset.
on Limebank, just south of airport. Drive 2
km +/- to Armstrong Rd, turn right, past
Bowesville Rd. Quarry (pond) just past
abandoned rail line.
Chapman's Mills Conservation
Area.
Boardwalk through a bull rush
marsh.
Parking at north end of trail. Turn east at
Winding Way. First lights north of
Woodroffe and Prince of Wales.
Woodroffe and Prince of Wales
Trail can be accessed from Lodge Road,
just north of Carleton Lodge on east side.
Heart's Desire Weir
Jock River flowing over weir and
rapids (in spring anyway) and a
walk through a mixed forest of
hardwoods and coniferous.
Trilliums, Dog Toothed violets
Turn west off Prince of Wales onto
Woodroffe and immediately turn left onto
the old Woodroffe. Gate on south just
before first house. Take gravel trail/road to
Jock River.
Woodroffe and Prince of Wales
Long Island Locks
Relatively open water to the south,
mallards, a dam and falls, the
usual shore side greenery
including cattails, probably some
boats tied up, and the lock
master's cottage. And lots of mist,
if conditions are right!
Take River Road south (Extension of
Riverside Drive South of Hunt Club). Turn
off just after Honey Gables subdivision on
to Nicolls Island Road.
(Someone changed Long Island to Nicolls
Island!!)
Manotick
An old mill, ducks year round
waterfalls. Also Dickinson Square
heritage buildings
Bridge and Mill Street in Manotick
Watson's Mill
Beryl Gaffney Park
Trails through mixed hardwoods,
wetlands, and the Rideau River
just above the junction with the
Jock
on Rideau Valley Drive south, just south of
Prince of Wales
Manotick Station, Between hwy
31 and 16 on Cnty Rd 8
Trail along old Prescott-Ottawa
RR right of way
Access at Manotick Station
Hwy 31 approx #4806
Hindu temple
Interesting architectural shots possibly
Pine Grove Nature Trail
(Blossom Park)
Wet sand woodland, common
woodland animals
Davidson Road east of Conroy Road
Parking on south side of road (See NCC
Greenbelt Trails map)
Hawthorne Woods (a.k.a South
Gloucester Natural Area)
Many native wildflowers and
ferns
Hawthorne Road south of Rideau Road, or
Hawthorne Road north of Mitch Owens
Rd.
Many trails through the woods and flowers
aren't always next to the path. Bring a GPS
or trail marking tape if you plan to explore
off the trails
Central Experimental Farm
trees, floral gardens, farm animals
Queen Elizabeth Driveway south-west
past Dow's Lake, and Island Park Drive
extension south of Carling
Fletcher Wildlife Garden. 7
hectare site
Prince of Wales Dr S of traffic circle at
Arboretum. Backyard garden, old field,
hedgerows, butterfly meadow
Arboretum, Hosta gardens
East of traffic circle, by toboggan hill
Greenhouse, open 9-4 daily
On Maple Lane, (runs perpendicular to
Agriculture Museum) signed as "Eastern
Cereal and Oil Seed Research"l
Dow's Lake
Tulips, boats, gardens
Preston and Queen Elizabeth Driveway
Sandy Hill, east and west of
King Edward Ave..
old homes and churches,
interesting doors, windows,
porches
Ottawa City Hall and area
waterfalls, sculptures, daffodils,
Minto bridges
Sculptures: North and south of bldg, plus
across Sussex in park. Minto bridges
(white decorative) on south side
Rideau Falls ice nicely in the
winter
Vanier
14 acre lot with 4 acres of maple
sugar forest and 1 km trails in
Richelieu Park.
Maps with identification of flora and fauna
available at Vanier Library, 300 des Pères-
Blancs Avenue, (613) 291-5362
Beechwood Cemetery,
Beechwood and Juliana
formal gardens, old headstones,
fall colours
Aviation Pkwy, Ogilvie Road to
Rockcliffe Parkway
daffodils
Raised bed of daffodils at south end at
Ogilvie Road, more daffodils along
Rockcliffe Parkway
Rockcliffe air base woods, spring
wildflowers
East of Aviation Museum-turn north off
Rockcliffe Driveway. Trilliums also at
south end of Aviation Parkway on both
sides
fall colours
along Aviation Parkway from Ogilvie
Road to Rockcliffe and then east and west
along Rockcliffe Parkway
Rockcliffe Parkway
RCMP horses in pasture
Just east of Birch Avenue on Parkway
daffodils, emperor tulips
Rockeries at Rockcliffe, park on Hillsdale
Road
Balloon Festival, Labour Day
wknd#
be there for 5:45AM or 5 PM Buena Vista
Rd to Hi3llsdale
NRC grounds, Montreal Road
Bike races Tuesday nights
NRC is at the corner of Blair and Montreal
Roads. Races are on the NRC grounds
north of Montreal Road by the wind tunnel
building.
Lower and Upper Duck Islands
(Beacon Hill North)
untended bush, Huckleberry tree
flowers, amphibians and reptiles
boat access (Petrie Island, with road
access, is similar. See below)
Greens Creek Conservation Area
Blackburn Hamlet Wood lot (Part
of Greens Creek NCC
Conservation area)
Corner of Montreal Road (St Joseph) and
Bearbrook, at end of Rockcliffe pkwy. See
NCC Greenbelt Trails map. (trails are
confusing)
Soccer field area raspberries and
asters in fall
1 mile (+/-) south from Montreal Road om
Bearbrook
shrubby bush, great for frost and
spider webs
Access in Beacon Hill North off NE corner
of Canotek Road, or south from parking lot
on Rockcliffe Parkway just east of sewage
plant.
Clay banked creek, hills, spring
flora, mixed woods
Queensway section is better via bike paths
Orleans, Taffy Lane
Xmas Lights
Orleans, North Service Road,
end of Queensway east
Elecampane (mid to late July)
on North Service road, across from 5th
hydrant, 0.45km west of Trim Road. On
north side of road, about 10-15 yards in
from road in front of brush
Petrie Island, Orleans
Ferns, turtles, spider webs,
beavers, muskrats, weasels, herons
(blue and sometimes green)
Turn left at Trim Road (stop lights at end
of Queensway in Orleans) follow road over
culvert and to left by the sand pit
operations. Parking lot at end of road on
left.
Http://www.petrieisland.org/
Turtles are more frequently
basking in May and June.
Turtles along shoreline on south side.
Follow "turtle trail"
Map of area on website
Turtles will dive in when you
approach them, but wait for 10-15
minutes and they will come back
Muskrats and otters are in generally Turtle
Pond (see map at web site)
Turtles (especially the snapping
turtles) are very active in
early/mid June laying eggs. They
usually come out at night, but
tracks can be found in the morning
on the beaches.
Muskrat winter "condos" are in first
"pond" west of the parking lot on south
side. Follow trail/road past the house and
watch for 5 muskrat huts in the pond.
Other muskrat lodges in other ponds
further east and on right as you drive away
from Petrie just
Eggs hatch in mid-September
(those that survive)
Beavers are in second "pond" (West along
the trail/road past the house) Trail branches
to south past end of first "pond", take
south branch. Beaver lodge on the
shoreline of second pond.
Turtlehead flowers in late August
Ice fishing huts
Hwy.. 17 east of Orleans
Large icicles on rock cut
2.5km east of Trim Road (end of
Queensway) on right side
Mer Bleu Conservation area
(See NCC Greenbelt Trails map)
Peat bog, boardwalk, sundews,
pitcher plants, spring and summer
flora, fall colours with maple trees
and ground cover shrubbery.
off Anderson Road on Ridge Road.
Boardwalk is 1.6km,
Moccasin flowers along
boardwalk in early mid June.
birch and poplar groves and
beaver dams. Bring sunflower
seeds for hand feeding chickadees
(and odd bold nuthatch). Fields at
west end of trails.
from Anderson Road parking lot opposite
Geological Survey of Canada sign.
Moccasin flower in woods to SE
of trail bridge in June
Watch the beavers destroy their habitat just
before freeze-up in the fall
Small Woodland Orchis in early
July
