
Glenn Osmundson
Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge
Address: 99 Pardon Joslin Road, Exeter, RI 02822
Hours: Open Sunrise to Sunset
Acres: 1,010
Trails: 5 miles
Trail Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Restroom: Yes, portalet available in parking area.
Dogs are prohibited. Click here to learn why and review other trail guidelines.
Audubon's largest public property, the Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge contains a wide variety of habitat including fields, upland beech forest, cedar swamp, ponds, and streams. Bridges bring visitors over a small waterfall as well as clear running streams. A lovely historic cemetery can also be found on the property. In addition to hiking and bird watching, Fisherville Brook is a popular destination in the winter months for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.
Directions: Take Route 95 to Route 4 to Route 102 north. Turn right onto Widow Sweets Road (just after the Exeter's Town Clerk's Office.) Take second right onto Pardon Joslin Road. Travel approximately 1 mile - parking lot is on the right side of the road.
Refuge Highlights
- Habitat: white cedar swamps, upland beech forests, ponds, streams, white pines
- Wildlife to watch for: beaver, otter, muskrat, fox, deer, wood frog, spring peeper
- Birds commonly found: Barred Owl, Great Horned Owl, Wood Duck, Hooded Merganser, American Woodcock, Pileated Woodpecker, Arcadian Flycatcher, Indigo Bunting, Hooded Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, Ovenbird, Scarlet Tanager,
- Offerings: Birdwatching, Nature Center, Programs, Snowshoeing/cross-country skiing, restroom (portable restroom available)
- Kettle ponds dot the landscape. These shallow bodies of water were created thousands of years ago when chunks of ice broke free from the glacier that covered the state.
- Nature Center (open for programs only)
- Available for birthday parties. Contact Laura Carberry at lcarberry@asri.org or (401) 949-5454 ext. 3012.