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Lincoln, Massachusetts
Drumlin Farm
A working farm and a wildlife sanctuary at the same time: pigs, sheep, goats, chickens and cows in the farmyard, crops growing in rows, and owls, hawks and foxes that live here for good because they cannot go back out.
Researched from this park's own sources. Nobody's walked it yet.
Read this bit out
This is a real farm — the animals are not here to be looked at, they are here because it is a farm and that is where they live. Some of the other animals are different. The owls and the hawks and the foxes in the wildlife part were hurt, or grew up too close to people, and cannot survive out in the woods on their own any more. So they live here instead, and people look after them. Say hello quietly.
One of your three free places, or the Explorer Pass. What that costs
Before you go
- Time there
- Plan on about 2 hours at the park.
- Parking
- The sanctuary is at 208 South Great Road. Admission is $9 for adults, $6 for seniors and $6 for children aged 2 to 12; Mass Audubon members go free. Closed Mondays except Monday holidays.
- Underfoot
- Four miles of trails across field, forest and wetland, and half a mile of it flat and smooth.
- Stroller
- A stroller works on some of it.
- Bathrooms
- There are bathrooms.
- Food
- Nothing on site to eat — bring what you need.
22 challenges written for this place
A game deals seven to fifteen of them, so no two visits are alike.
Every game includes this one
The Farmyard
Get to the farmyard and say hello to every animal you can find.
A few of the others
The Ones Who Stay
Find the wild animals who live here for good — an owl, a hawk or a fox. Say hello quietly.
Us And Them
One photo of everybody, with a farm animal somewhere behind you.
All Our Boots
Everybody stand in a circle with your toes almost touching. One photo looking straight down at all your boots.
Their Turn
Hand the phone to the youngest. They take one picture of whatever they want.
What Does It Eat?
Pick one animal here. Work out what it eats, and whether any of it grows on this farm.
Four Miles Of Trail
There are four miles of trail here. Work out roughly how long it would take your family to walk all of it.
The rest are a surprise — that's the whole point.
Play this at Drumlin Farm
Free. Works with no signal once you're there.