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Middle Run Natural Area

Discover this beautiful county-owned park that Delaware Nature Society manages to benefit biodiversity. Our Middle Run Reforestation Project is a volunteer-driven effort that improves the quality of the watershed through the planting of more than 50,000 trees and shrubs since 1991.

Middle Run Trail
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The Middle Run Birding Trail is a carefully-managed showcase for the reforestation project and is the premier location in Delaware for viewing migrant songbirds – particularly in Fall migration.

Middle Run
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At this Middle Run Pond Complex view wetland wildlife like herons, egrets, ducks, and geese. An active Beaver dam creates a unique flooded thicket hosting diverse aquatic plants and animals.

Visit Middle Run Natural Area

How to visit

Open to the public, dawn to dusk

Features

10 miles of biking and hiking trails
860 acres of rolling hills and streams
Adjoins White Clay Creek State Park

Wildlife and Plant Diversity

During our 2017 BioBlitz we found

88 species of birds including 20 warbler species
100 insects were ID'd to the family level
- its a bird smorgasbord!
50 different species of plants - many were native which benefits native birds and wildlife

Location

39°42'53.15"N 75°43'50.89"W
Possum Hollow Road, Newark, DE 19711
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Free! Bird Walks At Middle Run Tuesdays, Sept 5 thru Oct 31, 8 - 10 am Join a guided walk at this top birding hotspot. Songbirds concentrate here to feast on the food provided by native vegetation planted through our 25-year reforestation project. Meets at the end of Middle Run driveway off of Possum Hollow Road. Sponsored by New Castle County. Led by Middle Run Birding Team Meets at Middle Run Natural Area. No Pre-Registration required. Just show up! Read more » Register now 09/01/2017 - 10/31/2017 8:00AM - 10:00AM at: Ashland age: Adult Birding, Free, Visitation V17602AS

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Free! Bird Walks At Middle Run

Tuesdays, Sept 5 thru Oct 31, 8 - 10 am

Join a guided walk at this top birding hotspot. Songbirds concentrate here to feast on the food provided by native vegetation planted through our 25-year reforestation project. Meets at the end of Middle Run driveway off of Possum Hollow Road. Sponsored by New Castle County. Led by Middle Run Birding Team

Meets at Middle Run Natural Area. No Pre-Registration required. Just show up!