Our Ponds

Three major ponds separate our forest trails from the wet meadow near Flagg Road. These ponds provide water for many different wild animal species, such as white-tailed deer, bears, coyotes, bobcats, muskrats, rabbits, and most recently a family of river otters! The ponds are a great resource for our environmental programs, in addition to being an oasis for the wildlife living in busy West Hartford.

Our Meadows

A grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture helped us jump-start our Wildflower Meadow, planted in 1998. Using native grasses and wildflowers, the old polo fields were transformed into a lovely new habitat for many bird and small mammal species. Flowers in bloom change every year, with the first blooms in May, continuing into the fall.

Westmoor Park has a few other main meadows, nestled within our forest trails. A large wet meadow can be found beyond our ponds, and others alongside our stream at Bugbee Dam.