BCT Properties

Baxendale Woods

The Baxendale Woods 18-acre parcel is located at 55 Megansett Road, abutting more than 5 acres of existing BCT and Town of Bourne conservation land to the north. The conservation history of this land began in 1927 when Esther and Thomas Baxendale generously bequeathed Amrita Island, the buildings and the surrounding property to Harvard University and later to the Boston-based Animal Rescue League as a "perpetual memorial… to provide education on the care of wildlife.". Read more...

Lawrence Island

Forty years ago, with development booming all over Cape Cod, the Bourne Conservation Trust's first purchase was Lawrence Island, an effort supported by a robust fundraising campaign. Tracing ownership through the years is a long and complicated process but eventually the Trust was able to acquire the property from Red Acre Farm, a charitable organization that trained service dogs for the deaf. Partnerships with the State, the Town, and the Audubon Society were considered but, to retain local control, sole ownership by the BCT became the goal. Read more...

Red Brook Pond

Preserving more of nature was the major motivation for the Bourne Conservation Trust's decision in1986 to embark on the largest purchase of land since the Trust's founding just a few years earlier. Although individual gifts of land pre-date the BCT decision to undertake the Red Brook Pond Project, there is little doubt that the pledge to raise 1.3 million dollars (more than twice that amount in today's dollars) was our largest major commitment to open space preservation. Read more...

Little Bay and Monk's Park

The history of this unique BCT property began at the turn of the 19th century when George Howard Monks, a Boston surgeon, married Olga Eliza Gardner, a niece of Isabella Stewart Gardner. As a wedding present, her parents gave the couple approximately one hundred acres of land that bordered Little Bay and stretched to the east across Shore Road. In 1945, the property was donated by the Monks family to the Episcopal Diocese of Boston for use as a conference center. The Diocese made frequent use of this property as a place for retreats and as a summer camp for young adults for more than fifty years until 1999, when the property was offered for sale. Read more...

Cataumet Greenway

Cataumet Greenway, approximately 95 acres, is comprised of several parcels joined together to provide a network of trails through varying habitats. It is home to numerous species of wild animals and a variety or wildflowers. A sheep trench from an era gone by can still be seen at various point along the trail. Read more...

Bourne Sisters Woodland

Cataumet Greenway, approximately 95 acres, is comprised of several parcels joined together to provide a network of trails through varying habitats. It is home to numerous species of wild animals and a variety or wildflowers. A sheep trench from an era gone by can still be seen at various point along the trail. Read more...

More BCT Properties

Walking Trails:

• Baxendale Woods
• Bourne Sisters Woodland
• Little Bay
• Monks Park (Town of Bourne)
• Cape Cod Canal Access
~ Nickerson Conservation Area
~ Freeman Farm
• Red Brook Pond Conservation Area
• Spring Hill Farm
• Cataumet Greenway
~ DeNormandie Woods
~ Joyce Paths
~ Birch Woods
~ Broyer Conservation Area (Town of Bourne)
~ Handy Conservation Area
~ Robinson Conservation Area (Town of Bourne)
~ Kingman
~ Cataumet Depot
~ Washington Park (Town of Bourne)
• Lawrence Island Wildlife Sanctuary
• Cataumet Garden Center

Scenic Vistas and Village Preservation (Rural Character Preservation)

• Pocasset Park
• George S. Read Woodland
• Dimmick Waterfront
• Dimmick Field
• Shultz Corner and Cobb Corner
• Foster Howard Road Corner
• Ocean Avenue Corner
• The Triangle
• Cataumet Crossing

Flora and Fauna Habitat Preservation (no public access)

• Paulinda Road
• Broad Swamp
• Mashnee/Gray Gables
• Wing's Neck Conservation
• Toby Island Preserve
• Bassett's Island Nature Preserve
• Wijnties Preserve
• Pond Island Bog

Misc.

• MacArthur Blvd lots
• Falmouth Avenue lots

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