Peacedale Preserve

parking

Off of Peacedale Road, 1 mile west of Rt. 896/New London Road

history

In 1973, Natural Lands received a donation of land from the estate of Charles Foote, a southern Chester County farmer who, by all accounts, had his own ideas about things. Fortunately, one of those ideas was that his farm should remain open space forever. His farm remained in our care but, due to limited access and funding, it was an isolated parcel with no trails.

In 2009, Natural Lands purchased an adjoining 133-acres from a developer that had received approval for subdivision but—due to the economic downturn—decided to sell the land instead. Later that same year, and again in 2011, we acquired additional neighboring properties, bringing the preserve to its present size.