Name
Town
County
Location
Acreage
Open to public
Description
Photos
Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary
Westport
Bristol
41°30′26″N 71°01′35″W / 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°17′23″N 72°38′53″W / 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°37′14″N 70°32′21″W / 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°55′44″N 71°15′57″W / 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°42′06″N 70°19′38″W / 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°13′06″N 71°07′17″W / 42.21847°N 71.12129°W / 42.21847; -71.12129 (Blue Hills Trailside Museum )
Yes
small museum, outdoor exhibit area[ 4] and event facility[ 5] within the 7,000-acre (2,800 ha) Blue Hills Reservation
Boston Nature Center
Mattapan
Suffolk
42°17′17″N 71°06′14″W / 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°09′48″N 71°08′42″W / 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°13′59″N 71°46′01″W / 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[ 7]
Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary
Natick
Middlesex
42°15′22″N 71°20′35″W / 42.25611°N 71.34297°W / 42.25611; -71.34297 (Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary )
624 acres (253 ha)
Yes
With nature center and event facility[ 8]
Burncoat Pond Wildlife Sanctuary
Spencer
Worcester
42°14′18″N 71°57′49″W / 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°25′50″N 73°14′15″W / 42.43053°N 73.23748°W / 42.43053; -73.23748 (Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary )
253 acres (102 ha)
Yes
Cedar Pond Wildlife Sanctuary
Wenham
Essex
42°36′17″N 70°54′21″W / 42.604628°N 70.905928°W / 42.604628; -70.905928 (Cedar Pond Wildlife Sanctuary )
158 acres (64 ha)
Yes
Cheshire Pond Wildlife Sanctuary
Ashburnham
Worcester
42°37′57″N 71°57′17″W / 42.632389°N 71.954794°W / 42.632389; -71.954794 (Cheshire Pond Wildlife Sanctuary )
414 acres (168 ha)
No
Cold Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Sandisfield
Berkshire
42°09′38″N 73°05′00″W / 42.160548°N 73.083247°W / 42.160548; -73.083247 (Cold Brook Wildlife Sanctuary )
770 acres (310 ha)
No
"Planning is now underway for the removal of buildings in disrepair at the home site, the creation of trails for passive recreation, and a parking area nearby."[ 9]
Conway Hills Wildlife Sanctuary
Conway
Franklin
42°30′32″N 72°40′55″W / 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°25′05″N 72°06′21″W / 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°17′22″N 71°25′16″W / 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°24′32″N 71°19′54″W / 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[ 10]
Eagle Lake Wildlife Sanctuary
Holden
Worcester
42°21′28″N 71°53′46″W / 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°34′53″N 70°39′51″W / 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°34′54″N 70°49′06″W / 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°24′49″N 70°33′58″W / 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°35′57″N 71°48′19″W / 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°24′07″N 72°42′18″W / 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°43′31″N 70°39′45″W / 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°24′09″N 71°11′14″W / 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[ 11]
High Ledges Wildlife Sanctuary
Shelburne
Franklin
42°37′12″N 72°42′30″W / 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°37′54″N 70°55′23″W / 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°47′57″N 70°50′58″W / 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°34′10″N 70°43′09″W / 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[ 12]
Lake Wampanoag Wildlife Sanctuary
Gardner
Worcester
42°36′40″N 71°58′00″W / 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°03′53″N 72°24′25″W / 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°04′57″N 73°21′46″W / 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°30′52″N 71°45′41″W / 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°42′33″N 70°16′39″W / 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[ 13]
Lost Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
Nantucket
Nantucket
41°15′47″N 70°08′13″W / 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°16′27″N 72°46′31″W / 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°21′20″N 71°06′52″W / 42.35564°N 71.11440°W / 42.35564; -71.11440 ([Magazine Beach Park Nature Center )
Yes
Nature center[ 14] within the Charles River Reservation
Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
Marblehead
Essex
42°29′35″N 70°50′35″W / 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°07′26″N 71°12′38″W / 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[ 15]
Museum of American Bird Art Education Center & Wildlife Sanctuary
Canton
Norfolk
42°09′48″N 71°08′42″W / 42.16330°N 71.14501°W / 42.16330; -71.14501 (Museum of American Bird Art Education Center & Wildlife Sanctuary )
121 acres (49 ha)
Yes
Gallery closed as of July 2023[ 16]
Nahant Thicket Wildlife Sanctuary
Nahant
Essex
42°25′20″N 70°54′47″W / 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°33′05″N 71°26′06″W / 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°02′25″N 70°42′48″W / 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°09′16″N 70°44′44″W / 42.15440°N 70.74552°W / 42.15440; -70.74552 (North River Wildlife Sanctuary )
225 acres (91 ha)
Yes
With nature center
Norwood Mills Wildlife Sanctuary
Rockport
Essex
42°40′51″N 70°37′57″W / 42.6808376°N 70.632385°W / 42.6808376; -70.632385 (Norwood Mills Wildlife Sanctuary )
147 acres (59 ha)
Yes
Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary
Attleboro
Bristol
41°54′54″N 71°16′06″W / 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°10′22″N 73°03′40″W / 42.17285°N 73.06109°W / 42.17285; -73.06109 (Old Baldy Wildlife Sanctuary )
154 acres (62 ha)
Yes
Pawtucket Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
Lowell
Middlesex
42°39′03″N 71°22′36″W / 42.650959°N 71.3766860°W / 42.650959; -71.3766860 (Pawtucket Farm Wildlife Sanctuary )
20 acres (8.1 ha)
No
Scheduled to open in 2024[ 17]
Pierpont Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary
Dudley
Worcester
42°04′52″N 71°54′28″W / 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°23′04″N 73°18′06″W / 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°30′10″N 72°20′22″W / 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°05′15″N 73°03′12″W / 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°25′25″N 72°55′49″W / 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°34′52″N 71°32′01″W / 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°44′38″N 70°50′59″W / 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°27′48″N 72°09′49″W / 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°36′23″N 70°25′46″W / 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.[ 18]
Sesachacha Heathlands Wildlife Sanctuary
Nantucket
Nantucket
41°17′01″N 69°58′49″W / 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°38′36″N 70°22′36″W / 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°06′28″N 71°19′12″W / 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°39′41″N 70°35′28″W / 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.[ 19]
Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary
Plymouth
Plymouth
41°55′00″N 70°34′31″W / 41.91673°N 70.57531°W / 41.91673; -70.57531 (Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary )
481 acres (195 ha)
Yes
Tracy Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Richmond
Berkshire
42°24′47″N 73°18′47″W / 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.[ 20]
Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary
Princeton
Worcester
42°27′21″N 71°54′29″W / 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[ 21]
Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary
Hopkinton
Middlesex
42°12′59″N 71°28′01″W / 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°52′57″N 69°59′52″W / 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°31′02″N 72°56′42″W / 42.51720°N 72.94508°W / 42.51720; -72.94508 (West Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary )
1812 acres (733 ha)
Yes