Lyme Pollinator Meadows

The following meadows on the Lyme Pollinator Pathway are open to the public. Come enjoy these beautiful habitats buzzing with life.

View the detailed list with photos of Native Plants at Reed Landing

View a list of native plants added to the Town Camopus and Riverside meadows.

View a list of recommended native plants by Peter Picone, wildlife biologist.

Reed Landing Rain Garden Project Phase 2

In May 2023, Lyme Pollinator Pathway (LPP) invited volunteers to help install a second dry swale native plant rain garden at Reed Landing. This project was designed to be educational

Meadow named in Memory of Thomas Bischoff

The field at Jewett Preserve has been named the Tom Bischoff Meadow. To honor Tom, who passed away March 17, 2024, the Lyme Land Trust, Town of Lyme, and The

Reed Landing Work Party

On July 9, 2022, a work party of volunteers tended the rain garden at Reed Landing. The native plants were doing well. The swamp milkweed and blue vervain were in

Reed Landing Rain Garden Project

Reed Landing is a small open space property owned by the Town of Lyme on the bank of the Eightmile River in the heart of the Old Hamburg Historic District,

Hartman Park Field

Use Hartman Field Entrance on Gungy Rd. for easiest access Hartman Park Preserve (Town of Lyme) has a beautiful meadow for pollinators. The ancient highbush blueberry bushes are a striking

Grassy Hill Preserve (Lyme Land Trust): 4.26 acres. No trails.Parking: entrance by the Grassy Hill Rd. Cemetery.Description: Next to the historic Grassy Hill Congregational Church, this open field and wetland area

River to Ridgetop Preserves Meadows

For both preserves, use the MacIntosh Rd. Entrance Pleasant Valley Preserve (owned by The Nature Conservancy and managed by the Lyme Land Trust) has a series of meadows that display

Riverside Preserve Community Work Day

Riverside Meadow Renamed in honor of Sue Cope Lyme Pollinator Pathway, the Lyme Open Space Coordinator, and the Lyme Land Trust co-sponsored a community work day at Riverside Preserve for