Description
The Arboretum consists of 2 acres of gardens, the Caleb Williamson Farmhouse, and 48 acres of woodlands with 3.5 miles of mulched trails. Pick up a trail map from the box along the path near the farmhouse to begin exploring the grounds. Highlights of the trail include crossing a small clear stream that flows through the forest, which attracts reptiles, amphibians, and butterflies and provides a bathing spot for the woodland passerines that frequent the property.
Directions
Address: 624 Oak Grove Road, Chesapeake, VA 23320
From the Previous Site on the South Chesapeake Loop of VBWT:
From Oak Grove Lake Park, return to Battlefield Boulevard and continue south 1.5 miles to Gainsborough Square. Turn left at the light and continue 0.2 miles to the road’s end. Turn left and immediately left again into the Arboretum parking lot.
Location & Directions
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- Site Contact: 757-819-7510, ContactPRT@cityofchesapeake.net
- Website
- Access: Free, Daily, Sunrise to Sunset
Birds Recently Seen at Chesapeake Arboretum (as reported to eBird)
- Downy Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
- American Crow
- Fish Crow
- Tufted Titmouse
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Carolina Wren
- Northern Cardinal
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
Seasonal Bird Observations
Facilities
- Accessible
- Hiking Trails
- Information
- Parking
- Picnic
- Restrooms