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Wawa Preserve

98 acres

Wawa Preserve is owned by Natural Lands and operated in partnership with Middletown Township. Parts of the property were once used to graze cattle for the Wawa Dairy. Visitors can enjoy trails that traverse a variety of habitats, including dense woodlands along Rocky Run Creek and sunny meadows filled with milkweed, goldenrod, and little bluestem.

Address

Wawa Preserve, Valley Road, Media, PA, United States

Visitor Hours

daily, dawn to dusk

Trail Map

  • Hiking, 3 - 6 MilesHiking, 3 - 6 Miles

Before you go

parking

2/10 mile northwest of Route 1 (Baltimore Pike) on Valley Road

history

More than a century ago, George Wood purchased 1,000 acres of land in the sleepy town of Wawa, Delaware County. The fertile pastures were an ideal place to graze his herd of Guernsey cows, and the location allowed for delivery of fresh, raw milk to homes throughout the Philadelphia region. Thus, Wawa Dairy was founded.

In 1973, George Wood’s youngest daughter gifted a portion of the family lands to Natural Lands, establishing Wawa Preserve. In 2012, the Wood family donated an additional 22 acres to expand the preserve to its present size.

Small green fiddleheads of a fern, the plant's curled up fronds, are illuminated by bright light in the forest.

access to nature. more essential than ever.

Our preserves are open, thanks to member support.

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Places Nearby

The sun shines through the branches of a large oak tree with orange leaves.

Hildacy Preserve

(5 miles away)

Hildacy Preserve is virtually all that remains of a 300-acre land grant from William Penn to a local tanner and his family.

A monarch butterfly perches on goldenrod in a tall meadow.

Willisbrook Preserve

(8 miles away)

Willisbrook is home to a rare and remarkable habitat known as a serpentine barren, which Natural Lands is working to protect.

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