Woodley Road Bird Sanctuary

Woodley Road Bird Sanctuary is a park in Town of Stamford, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Woodley Road Bird Sanctuary is situated near Conifer Garden, as well as near Wildflower garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Stamford Museum & Nature Center and Glass House.

Stamford Museum & Nature Center

Park

Photo: Koulighan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Stamford Museum & Nature Center, located in Stamford, Connecticut, is an art, history, nature, and agricultural sciences museum. The property covers 118 acres beginning about half a mile north of the Merritt Parkway. Stamford Museum & Nature Center is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Woodley Road Bird Sanctuary.

Glass House

Museum

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

The Glass House is a historic house museum on Ponus Ridge Road in New Canaan, Connecticut. It was built in 1948–49 by the architect Philip Johnson, who designed the home as his weekend retreat. Glass House is situated 1½ miles northeast of Woodley Road Bird Sanctuary.

Turn-of-River Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Turn-of-River Bridge, also known as Old North Stamford Road Bridge, is a single-span lenticular pony truss bridge built by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company in 1892. Turn-of-River Bridge is situated 1¼ miles south of Woodley Road Bird Sanctuary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Stamford and Long Ridge Village Historic District.

North Stamford

Suburb

North Stamford is an affluent section of Stamford, Connecticut, United States, north of the Merritt Parkway. Mostly woody and hilly, it is the least densely populated, and highest income section of the city, with a 2021 median household income in excess of $250,000.

Long Ridge Village Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Long Ridge Village Historic District is a historic district in the city of Stamford, Connecticut. The district, located in rural northern Stamford near the border with New York, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Long Ridge Village Historic District is situated 3 miles northwest of Woodley Road Bird Sanctuary.

New Canaan

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

New Canaan is a town in Connecticut. The town is one of the most affluent communities in the United States. In 2008, CNN Money ranked New Canaan first in the nation with the highest median family income.

Woodley Road Bird Sanctuary

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Town of Stamford, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.13034° or 41° 7′ 49″ north

Longitude

-73.55112° or 73° 33′ 4″ west

Open location code

87H84CJX+4H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43399852

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Conifer Garden and Wildflower garden.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Shade Loving Native Plants and Forsyth Pond.

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