SPOT THE SPECIES - HOW MANY SPECIES CAN YOU FIND?  TAKE YOUR CAMERA or IPHONE and snap pics of the winter wildlife, birds, deer and more!
SEND YOUR PHOTOS TO US AT info@bracebridgewetlands.ca

Get our your snowshoes and take a self-guided hike through the woods and along Henry Marsh.  A favorite birding spot for nature lovers, this wetland and the other wetlands and forest that surround it are thriving winter, spring, summer and fall with more than 200 species including 7 species-at-risk and are at threat by the Muskoka Royale Development.   Henry Marsh can be accessed from the parking lot at the end of Henry Road off of Beaumont Drive, approximately 2.6 kilometres west of the Wellington Street Bridge.  There is a parking area there.  The marsh lies along a portion of the Trans-Canada Trail. Best of all, you can walk in to Henry Marsh in an easy 10 minutes down a forest path.  In winter it usually is snow packed.  Please dress for the weather and wear proper footwear.

Henry Marsh and the surrounding wetlands, forest and meadows are critical habitat for different species of birds.  Depending on the season, you might find nesting Golden-winged Warbler, Red-shouldered Hawk, Least Bittern, American Bittern, Rusty Blackbird and Pied-billed Grebe here!  Hawks have been spotted off the ridge of land to the south of the marsh.  Turtles, otters and beavers are seen frequently, along with the occasional Moose, Black Bear and Deer.  Eastern Coyotes have also been heard at night.  Dragonflies, damselflies, butterflies, and moths are also attracted to the wide variety of flowering plants. 

If you spot a turtle please do not disturb as all turtles in Ontario are endangered under the Endangered Species Act.  

Don't forget to send your photos to us at info@bracebridgewetlands.ca for our data collection and don't forget to upload to Inaturalist your species sightings through their App.  inaturalist.ca/

For a list of the latest bird sightings visit https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3595404

​ENJOY YOUR WALK