Sites On This Loop
- PTC01: Fisher Farm Park
- PTC02: Richard P. Gravely, Jr Nature Preserve
- PTC03: Virginia Museum of Natural History
- PTC04: J. Frank Wilson Park
- PTC05: Uptown Rail Trail
- PTC06: Chatham Heights Park – This site has been withdrawn from the VBWT
- PTC07: Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area
- PTC08: Potters Creek Farm
- PTC09: Martinsville City Reservoir
- PTC10: Jack E. Dalton Park at Kings Mountain
- PTC11: Collinsville Jaycee Park
Description
Just to the southwest of Turkeycock Mountain, near the North Carolina border, the City of Martinsville offers numerous wildlife watching opportunities, including parkland filled with wildlife. The forests are at their best in migration when neotropical migrants can congregate en masse. The woods and fields east of Martinsville have become perfect areas for breeding birds such as northern bobwhite, indigo bunting and prairie warbler. While in Martinsville, drop by the Virginia Museum of Natural History for an in-depth introduction to the area’s history, which dates back several million years.
Loop Map
Services
Franklin County Commerce and Leisure Services
540-483-9292 x24
info@franklincounty.org
Martinsville-Henry County Chamber
276-632-6401
kima@mhcchamber.com
Martinsville-Henry County Office of Tourism
276-403-5940
DRotenizer@YesMartinsville.com