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 Lime Kiln Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
The Lime Kiln Farm Wildlife Sanctuary features two miles of trails that traverse rolling hayfields, wooded and shrub swamps, limestone ridge and outcrops, upland deciduous and conifer forest, and former pastures. The diverse habitat attracts butterflies as well as pileated woodpeckers, alder flycatchers, and eastern bluebirds. White-tailed deer also wander among the trees and fields. Stunning views of nearby Mount Everett (pictured) can be seen from the parking area and the vista point off the Taconic Vista Trail. A farm pond, stonewalls, and wire fences attest to the property’s long agricultural history. For a brief time limestone was quarried and turned into lime in the kiln still standing onsite today. The sanctuary is part of the 14,000-acre Schenob Brook Drainage Basin Area of Critical Environmental Concern.
Location:
Sheffield, MA For more information:
Berkshire Wildlife Sanctuaries
413-637-0320
berkshires@massaudubon.org
Trail Hours:
Open every day, 7 a.m. to dusk.
- For Your Safety
- Do not feed any animals
- Stay on trails to avoid ticks and poison ivy
- Do not smoke anywhere on the sanctuary
- Do not pick or collect plants or crops without permission
- Avoid Conflicts with Wildlife
- Do not bring pets, leashed or unleashed, on to the site
- Picnic only in designated areas
- Do not bring motorized vehicles or bicycles onto the site
- Hunting, fishing, or trapping are not permitted
Admission:
$3 for nonmember adults; $2 for nonmember children (3-12) and seniors (65 and older); free for Sheffield residents.
Directions:
From the Mass. Turnpike (Rt I-90): Take exit 2 (Lee). Turn left onto Rt 20 and within 0.1-mile turn right onto Rt 102. Follow Rt 102 for 4.5 miles to Rt 7 in Stockbridge. Continue on Rt 7 through Great Barrington and into the center of Sheffield. From the center of Sheffield (at post office), drive an additional 1.1 miles on Rt 7, turning right at Silver Street. Follow Silver Street for 1.1 miles to the sanctuary entrance on the right.
From the north: From Rt 7/20 junction in Lenox, bear right onto Rt 7 and travel 5.3 miles to Stockbridge. Continue on Rt 7 through Great Barrington, and into the center of Sheffield. From the center of Sheffield (at post office), drive an additional 1.1 miles on Rt 7, turning right at Silver Street. Follow Silver Street for 1.1 miles to the sanctuary entrance on the right.
From Connecticut: From the CT/MA border, follow Rt 7 north for 3.6 miles to Silver Street on the left. Follow Silver Street for 1.1 miles to the sanctuary on the right.
Acres:
248
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