| Middletown's Bull's Run Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum |
| Friday, August 7, 2009 8:33:37 AM - Middletown Ohio |
Posted By: Randy Lewis
On Sunday, August 9, 2009 come out and join the naturalist as they travel up the steps of the Yellow Trail to see the Bull's Run Prairie. After two summers of work transplanting and seeding prairie wildflowers the results can now be seen in a spectacular display. One of Middletown's best keep secrets is Bull's Run Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum, located on Rosedale Road. The 11 acres of woodlands offer residents a quiet get away.
Bull's Run Sanctuary and Arboretum is open in all seasons from dawn till dusk. Spring provides many woodland wildflowers. In autumn the display garden of Ohio Native Plants reaches its blooming peak.
Inside the Arboretum is a picnic shelter and mulched trails leading you past birding areas, along the Bull's Run creek, and through a meadow area, which is currently under restoration. The creek side trail is approximately 1/3 mile.
The Sanctuary contains the last free-flowing section of Bull's Run creek, which marked an original boundary of Middletown plotted in 1802. The area was used as a grazing pasture for bulls in the mid-1800's. Bull's Run Corporate, a non-profit corporation, now manages this city park. Visitors are likely to see squirrels, a variety of birds, perhaps a box turtle and an occasional deer.
To learn more about Bull's Run Sanctuary and arboretum or to become a volunteer for the park please visit their web site at Bull's Run Sanctuary
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