Bedford Audubon Society

The crown jewel sanctuary in Bedford Audubon’s sanctuary system, the James Ramsay Hunt and Mary Welsh Parker Memorial Sanctuary boasts a well-established marked trail system through a variety of habitats.

The Hunt-Parker Sanctuary is one of three properties that is owned and operated by the Bedford Audubon Society. At 318 acres, 120 acres are in the Town of Lewisboro and 198 acres are in the Town of Bedford. The original gift of land was made to the National Audubon Society by neighbor and member James R. Hunt of Bedford in memory of his late son of the same name. There were several subsequent smaller donations of land made by other members of the Hunt family.

Mary Welsh Parker of Todd Road, Katonah (Lewisboro), made a generous gift of her 120-acre property and farmstead to Bedford Audubon Society in 2001. This land is, contiguous with the Hunt property, and the two now form the Hunt-Parker Sanctuary.

The Hunt-Parker Sanctuary Bylane Farm, Bedford Audubon's Headquarters on The Hunt-Parker Sanctuary

Bylane Farm now serves as Bedford Audubon's headquarters.

Click for a map of the Hunt-Parker Sanctuary: High Res Low Res

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Leon Levy Preserve | Hunt-Parker Sanctuary | Angle Fly Preserve | Guard Hill Preserve
Westchester Wilderness Walk | Ward Pound Ridge Reservation

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