Land Preservation Society of Norton, Inc.
A Norton Land Trust -
Celebrating 50 Years


Walkable Trails LPS preserves are open to the public for hiking, biking, walking, fishing and nature study.
*Maps - interactive maps you can use while walking the trails
*Trail Gallery - maps you can download

Things You Might See on a Winter Walk
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Green Wood!
Chlorociboria aeruginascens or Green Elfcup is a fungus that stains wood green.
You might miss it on a summer walk. If you are lucky you might see the elfcups in the fall


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Anybody Home?


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A Wolf Tree. A Field Form Tree along the Wall of a Former Field.
You can easily see its spreading branches. This is an old Beech Tree.

Map of Find Your Heart in Nature Walk Woodward Forest 2/12/23

Gratitude Walk, November 2022. Information from the walk. Photos from the walk
Thank you Alnylam - 10/4/22 Photos - Alnylam Work Day


Safe Woods Walking Tips for staying safe in the woods.

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The Land Preservation Society of Norton acknowledges that it owns land which was once a part of the original Wampanoag territory when explorers and settlers arrived in the 17th century. Known as a place for hunting and fishing, arrowheads and other artifacts have been found near Winnecunnet Pond. Two sites important to Wampanoag history are on Land Preservation land. One is King Philip's Cave. Legend tells us it was a lookout and a place of refuge for Metacomet (King Philip), the Wampanoag sachem, during King Philip's war. Lockety Neck, where the Rumford and Wading Rivers join on Woodward Forest land was an early battleground in the war. Descendants of the tribe still remain in the area.






Site last updated 3/11/2023