Woodbury Sanctuary

This 401 acre sanctuary on the Monmouth/Litchfield town line is maintained by our all-volunteer stewardship team. Its hiking trails feature:

• views of Mud Pond,
• significant vernal pools,
• a historic family cemetery, and
• one of the largest white oak trees in central Maine

As on all Stanton properties, we encourage passive recreation: birdwatching, picnicking, hiking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, sledding, and nature photography. See our guidelines for visitors.

Trail Maps

History

Woodbury was originally deeded to the Stanton Bird Club in 1929 by Louise S. Drew and Clara B. Dana, daughters of Mary Ann Woodbury Davis, whose parents farmed the land in the nineteenth century. The family cemetery is located in the sanctuary, across Pease Hill Road from the gate. In 2010, a 241 acre parcel with access to Jock Stream and Mud Pond was deeded to the Club by Central Maine Power Company in exchange for an easement to cross the property with new power lines.

Club members constructed a rustic cabin on the property in the 1950s and maintained a hiking trail beyond the top of the ridge. The cabin was vandalized and torn down in the late 1980s. The club actively manages Woodbury with the occasional selective tree harvests to provide a high diversity of habitat for wildlife, especially for birds.

Getting to Woodbury