Appleton Farms
IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape
Entrance to the site
As Appleton Farms, a 658 acres (2.66 km ²) large nature reserve and cultural monument near Ipswich, Massachusetts in the United States is called. The farm is one of the oldest continuously operating farms in the United States and is managed by the organization The Trustees of Reservations. The Appleton Farms Grass Rides area with a size of 259 acres (1.05 km ²) portion of the protected area.
History
The farm was founded in 1636 by Samuel Appleton, and is today still named after him. Appleton built there initially vegetables, wheat and hay, with the product range of the farm was expanded by his descendants in the late 19th century to wood, meat and dairy products. At this time the area had been a high recreational value and was used especially for fox hunting and steeplechase. 1998 wrote Joan Appleton today's reserve to the Trustees of Reservations, after it had been for nine generations of the family.
Sanctuary
The area with its historic buildings and stone walls offers a vague look in the agricultural past of New England. Even today, milk and milk products, meat, eggs and hay are produced and sold in the area on the farm. Visitors can also grow their vegetables in a joint program itself and reap.
The reserve life of New England 's largest populations of Reisstärlingen and Lerchenstärlingen. The wetlands are seasonally exploited by migratory birds, while there permanently frogs and salamanders ( including rare species such as the Blue Cross dental stains newt and the gelbgefleckte salamanders) live. The fields also offer red deer, foxes, coyotes and mink sufficient habitat, while the fishermen marten is common in the forests of the plant. In the fall of hawks and owls in winter also can be observed. The reserve is also home to the Red List of the IUCN classified as endangered bat species Myotis sodalis.
Visitors are more than 6 mi ( 9.7 km ) of hiking and riding trails are available, some of which are part of the Bay Circuit Trail. There is also a visitor center and a direct sales of farm products. Members of the Trustees have free admission of non-members an admission fee is charged. A separate permit is our prior for riding on the grounds and carriage rides.
Appleton Farms Grass Rides
The Appleton Farms Grass Rides include a total area of 259 acres (1.05 km ²) and are part of the protected area Appleton Farms. The site offers more than 5 mi (8 km) of former riding and carriage trails, as it was originally designed for horseback riding. Today, however, is prohibited with regard to the wetlands riding in this area. The road network is constructed such that to meet five "spokes" in the middle of a clearing, where a large, salvaged from the ruins of the former library of the Harvard College pinnacle of granite marks the center.