| Name
 | 
Town
 | 
County
 | 
Location
 | 
Acreage
 | 
Open to public
 | 
Description
 | 
Photos
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| Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Westport | 
Bristol | 
41°30′26″N 71°01′35″W / 41.50722°N 71.02644°W / 41.50722; -71.02644 (Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
620 acres (250 ha) | 
Yes | 
With nature center
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| Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Easthampton | 
Hampshire | 
42°17′23″N 72°38′53″W / 42.28972°N 72.64817°W / 42.28972; -72.64817 (Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
734 acres (297 ha) | 
Yes | 
With nature center | 
 | 
| Ashumet Holly Wildlife Sanctuary | 
East Falmouth | 
Barnstable | 
41°37′14″N 70°32′21″W / 41.62066°N 70.53922°W / 41.62066; -70.53922 (Ashumet Holly  Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
45 acres (18 ha) | 
Yes | 
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 | 
| Attleboro Springs Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Attleboro | 
Bristol | 
41°55′44″N 71°15′57″W / 41.92882°N 71.26570°W / 41.92882; -71.26570 (Attleboro Springs Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
117 acres (47 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
 | 
| Barnstable Great Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Barnstable | 
Barnstable | 
41°42′06″N 70°19′38″W / 41.70158°N 70.32732°W / 41.70158; -70.32732 (Barnstable Great Marsh  Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
113 acres (46 ha) | 
Yes | 
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| Blue Hills Trailside Museum | 
Milton | 
Norfolk | 
42°13′06″N 71°07′17″W / 42.21847°N 71.12129°W / 42.21847; -71.12129 (Blue Hills Trailside Museum) | 
 | 
Yes | 
small museum, outdoor exhibit area[4] and event facility[5] within the 7,000-acre (2,800 ha) Blue Hills Reservation
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| Boston Nature Center | 
Mattapan | 
Suffolk | 
42°17′17″N 71°06′14″W / 42.28810°N 71.10378°W / 42.28810; -71.10378 (Boston Nature Center) | 
67 acres (27 ha) | 
Yes | 
With nature center and event facility[6] | 
 | 
| Brewster's Woods Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Concord | 
Middlesex | 
42°09′48″N 71°08′42″W / 42.16331°N 71.14503°W / 42.16331; -71.14503 (Brewster's Woods Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
130 acres (53 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
 | 
| Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Worcester | 
Worcester | 
42°13′59″N 71°46′01″W / 42.23308°N 71.76696°W / 42.23308; -71.76696 (Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
435 acres (176 ha) | 
Yes | 
With nature center and event facility[7] | 
 | 
| Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Natick | 
Middlesex | 
42°15′22″N 71°20′35″W / 42.25611°N 71.34297°W / 42.25611; -71.34297 (Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
624 acres (253 ha) | 
Yes | 
With nature center and event facility[8] | 
 | 
| Burncoat Pond Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Spencer | 
Worcester  | 
42°14′18″N 71°57′49″W / 42.23835°N 71.96355°W / 42.23835; -71.96355 (Burncoat Pond Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
245 acres (99 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
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| Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Pittsfield | 
Berkshire | 
42°25′50″N 73°14′15″W / 42.43053°N 73.23748°W / 42.43053; -73.23748 (Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
253 acres (102 ha) | 
Yes | 
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| Cedar Pond Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Wenham | 
Essex | 
42°36′17″N 70°54′21″W / 42.604628°N 70.905928°W / 42.604628; -70.905928 (Cedar Pond  Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
158 acres (64 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
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| Cheshire Pond Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Ashburnham | 
Worcester | 
42°37′57″N 71°57′17″W / 42.632389°N 71.954794°W / 42.632389; -71.954794 (Cheshire Pond Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
414 acres (168 ha) | 
No | 
 | 
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| Cold Brook Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Sandisfield | 
Berkshire | 
42°09′38″N 73°05′00″W / 42.160548°N 73.083247°W / 42.160548; -73.083247 (Cold Brook Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
770 acres (310 ha) | 
No | 
"Planning is now underway for the removal of buildings in disrepair at the home site, the creation of trails for passive recreation, and a parking area nearby."[9] | 
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| Conway Hills Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Conway | 
Franklin | 
42°30′32″N 72°40′55″W / 42.50888°N 72.68205°W / 42.50888; -72.68205 (Conway Hills Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
105 acres (42 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
 | 
| Cook’s Canyon Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Barre | 
Worcester | 
42°25′05″N 72°06′21″W / 42.41792°N 72.10589°W / 42.41792; -72.10589 (Cook’s Canyon Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
69 acres (28 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
 | 
| Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Marshfield | 
Plymouth | 
42°17′22″N 71°25′16″W / 42.28937°N 71.42105°W / 42.28937; -71.42105 (Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
507 acres (205 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
 | 
| Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Lincoln | 
Middlesex | 
42°24′32″N 71°19′54″W / 42.40898°N 71.33176°W / 42.40898; -71.33176 (Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
291 acres (118 ha) | 
Yes | 
With farm exhibit buildings, nature center, and event facility[10] | 
 | 
| Eagle Lake Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Holden | 
Worcester | 
42°21′28″N 71°53′46″W / 42.35783°N 71.89625°W / 42.35783; -71.89625 (Eagle Lake Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
369 acres (149 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
 | 
| Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Gloucester | 
Essex | 
42°34′53″N 70°39′51″W / 42.58130°N 70.66429°W / 42.58130; -70.66429 (Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
51 acres (21 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
 | 
| Endicott Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Wenham | 
Essex | 
42°34′54″N 70°49′06″W / 42.58171°N 70.81822°W / 42.58171; -70.81822 (Endicott Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
43 acres (17 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
 | 
| Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Edgartown | 
Dukes | 
41°24′49″N 70°33′58″W / 41.41356°N 70.56614°W / 41.41356; -70.56614 (Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
194 acres (79 ha) | 
Yes | 
With nature center | 
 | 
| Flat Rock Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Fitchburg | 
Worcester | 
42°35′57″N 71°48′19″W / 42.5991°N 71.80516°W / 42.5991; -71.80516 (Flat Rock Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
326 acres (132 ha) | 
Yes | 
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| Graves Farm Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Williamsburg | 
Hampshire | 
42°24′07″N 72°42′18″W / 42.40185°N 72.70491°W / 42.40185; -72.70491 (Graves Farm Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
633 acres (256 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
 | 
| Great Neck Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Wareham | 
Plymouth | 
41°43′31″N 70°39′45″W / 41.72515°N 70.66256°W / 41.72515; -70.66256 (Great Neck Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
219 acres (89 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
 | 
| Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Belmont | 
Middlesex | 
42°24′09″N 71°11′14″W / 42.40262°N 71.18723°W / 42.40262; -71.18723 (Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
88 acres (36 ha) | 
Yes | 
With nature center and event facility[11] | 
 | 
| High Ledges Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Shelburne | 
Franklin | 
42°37′12″N 72°42′30″W / 42.62007°N 72.70820°W / 42.62007; -72.70820 (High Ledges Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
855 acres (346 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
 | 
| Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Topsfield | 
Essex | 
42°37′54″N 70°55′23″W / 42.63154°N 70.92316°W / 42.63154; -70.92316 (Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
1955 acres (791 ha) | 
Yes | 
With nature center | 
 | 
| Joppa Flats Education Center | 
Newburyport | 
Essex | 
42°47′57″N 70°50′58″W / 42.79918°N 70.84952°W / 42.79918; -70.84952 (Joppa Flats Education Center) | 
52 acres (21 ha) | 
Yes | 
With nature center | 
 | 
| Kettle Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Manchester-by-the Sea | 
Essex | 
42°34′10″N 70°43′09″W / 42.56947°N 70.71913°W / 42.56947; -70.71913 (Kettle Island Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
17 acres (6.9 ha) | 
No | 
Landing on the island is prohibited[12] | 
 | 
| Lake Wampanoag Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Gardner | 
Worcester | 
42°36′40″N 71°58′00″W / 42.61113°N 71.96662°W / 42.61113; -71.96662 (Lake Wampanoag Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
377 acres (153 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
 | 
| Laughing Brook Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Hampden | 
Hampden | 
42°03′53″N 72°24′25″W / 42.06471°N 72.40695°W / 42.06471; -72.40695 (Laughing Brook Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
374 acres (151 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
 | 
| Lime Kiln Farm Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Sheffield | 
Berkshire | 
42°04′57″N 73°21′46″W / 42.08260°N 73.36274°W / 42.08260; -73.36274 (Lime Kiln Farm Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
363 acres (147 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
 | 
| Lincoln Woods Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Leominster | 
Worcester | 
42°30′52″N 71°45′41″W / 42.51456°N 71.76125°W / 42.51456; -71.76125 (Lincoln Woods Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
63 acres (25 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
 | 
| Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Barnstable | 
Barnstable | 
41°42′33″N 70°16′39″W / 41.70912°N 70.27759°W / 41.70912; -70.27759 (Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
101 acres (41 ha) | 
Yes | 
With nature center and event facility[13] | 
 | 
| Lost Farm Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Nantucket | 
Nantucket | 
41°15′47″N 70°08′13″W / 41.26306°N 70.13703°W / 41.26306; -70.13703 (Lost Farm Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
75 acres (30 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
 | 
| Lynes Woods Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Westhampton | 
Hampshire | 
42°16′27″N 72°46′31″W / 42.27428°N 72.775394°W / 42.27428; -72.775394 (Lynes Woods Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
188 acres (76 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
 | 
| Magazine Beach Park Nature Center | 
Cambridge | 
Middlesex | 
42°21′20″N 71°06′52″W / 42.35564°N 71.11440°W / 42.35564; -71.11440 ([Magazine Beach Park Nature Center) | 
 | 
Yes | 
Nature center[14] within the Charles River Reservation | 
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| Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Marblehead | 
Essex | 
42°29′35″N 70°50′35″W / 42.49300°N 70.84318°W / 42.49300; -70.84318 (Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
20 acres (8.1 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
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| Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Sharon | 
Norfolk | 
42°07′26″N 71°12′38″W / 42.12376°N 71.21060°W / 42.12376; -71.21060 (Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
1971 acres (798 ha) | 
Yes | 
With nature center and event facility[15] | 
 | 
| Museum of American Bird Art Education Center & Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Canton | 
Norfolk | 
42°09′48″N 71°08′42″W / 42.16330°N 71.14501°W / 42.16330; -71.14501 (Museum of American Bird Art Education Center & Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
121 acres (49 ha) | 
Yes | 
Gallery closed as of July 2023[16] | 
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| Nahant Thicket Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Nahant | 
Essex | 
42°25′20″N 70°54′47″W / 42.42218°N 70.91307°W / 42.42218; -70.91307 (Nahant Thicket Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
4 acres (1.6 ha) | 
Yes | 
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| Nashoba Brook Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Westford | 
Middlesex | 
42°33′05″N 71°26′06″W / 42.55152°N 71.43495°W / 42.55152; -71.43495 (Nashoba Brook Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
420 acres (170 ha) | 
Yes | 
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| North Hill Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Duxbury | 
Plymouth | 
42°02′25″N 70°42′48″W / 42.04033°N 70.71333°W / 42.04033; -70.71333 (North Hill Marsh  Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
146 acres (59 ha) | 
Yes | 
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| North River Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Marshfield | 
Plymouth | 
42°09′16″N 70°44′44″W / 42.15440°N 70.74552°W / 42.15440; -70.74552 (North River Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
225 acres (91 ha) | 
Yes | 
With nature center | 
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| Norwood Mills Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Rockport | 
Essex | 
42°40′51″N 70°37′57″W / 42.6808376°N 70.632385°W / 42.6808376; -70.632385 (Norwood Mills  Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
147 acres (59 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
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| Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Attleboro | 
Bristol | 
41°54′54″N 71°16′06″W / 41.91498°N 71.26825°W / 41.91498; -71.26825 (Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
75 acres (30 ha) | 
Yes | 
With nature center | 
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| Old Baldy Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Otis | 
Berkshire | 
42°10′22″N 73°03′40″W / 42.17285°N 73.06109°W / 42.17285; -73.06109 (Old Baldy  Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
154 acres (62 ha) | 
Yes | 
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| Pawtucket Farm Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Lowell | 
Middlesex | 
42°39′03″N 71°22′36″W / 42.650959°N 71.3766860°W / 42.650959; -71.3766860 (Pawtucket Farm Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
20 acres (8.1 ha) | 
Yes | 
Opened in 2024[17] | 
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| Pierpont Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Dudley | 
Worcester | 
42°04′52″N 71°54′28″W / 42.08111°N 71.90791°W / 42.08111; -71.90791 (Pierpont Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
211 acres (85 ha) | 
Yes | 
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| Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Lenox | 
Berkshire | 
42°23′04″N 73°18′06″W / 42.38438°N 73.30165°W / 42.38438; -73.30165 (Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
1405 acres (569 ha) | 
Yes | 
With nature center | 
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| Poor Farm Hill Wildlife Sanctuary | 
New Salem | 
Franklin | 
42°30′10″N 72°20′22″W / 42.50290°N 72.33948°W / 42.50290; -72.33948 (Poor Farm Hill Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
53 acres (21 ha) | 
Yes | 
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| Richardson Brook Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Tolland | 
Hampden | 
42°05′15″N 73°03′12″W / 42.08744°N 73.05330°W / 42.08744; -73.05330 (Richardson Brook Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
109 acres (44 ha) | 
Yes | 
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| Road's End Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Worthington | 
Hampshire | 
42°25′25″N 72°55′49″W / 42.42374°N 72.93018°W / 42.42374; -72.93018 (Road's End Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
190 acres (77 ha) | 
Yes | 
 | 
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| Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Groton | 
Middlesex | 
42°34′52″N 71°32′01″W / 42.58105°N 71.53364°W / 42.58105; -71.53364 (Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
441 acres (178 ha) | 
Yes | 
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| Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Rowley | 
Essex | 
42°44′38″N 70°50′59″W / 42.74384°N 70.84974°W / 42.74384; -70.84974 (Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
226 acres (91 ha) | 
Yes | 
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| Rutland Brook Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Petersham | 
Worcester | 
42°27′48″N 72°09′49″W / 42.46320°N 72.16370°W / 42.46320; -72.16370 (Rutland Brook Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
1779 acres (720 ha) | 
Yes | 
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| Sampsons Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Barnstable | 
Barnstable | 
41°36′23″N 70°25′46″W / 41.60645°N 70.42940°W / 41.60645; -70.42940 (Sampsons Island Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
37 acres (15 ha) | 
Yes | 
Much of the island is closed to visitors in spring and summer to protect nesting birds.[18] | 
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| Sesachacha Heathlands Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Nantucket | 
Nantucket | 
41°17′01″N 69°58′49″W / 41.28372°N 69.98035°W / 41.28372; -69.98035 (Sesachacha Heathlands Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
875 acres (354 ha) | 
Yes | 
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| Skunknett River Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Barnstable | 
Barnstable | 
41°38′36″N 70°22′36″W / 41.64323°N 70.37675°W / 41.64323; -70.37675 (Skunknett River Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
147 acres (59 ha) | 
Yes | 
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| Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Norfolk | 
Norfolk | 
42°06′28″N 71°19′12″W / 42.10785°N 71.32004°W / 42.10785; -71.32004 (Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
107 acres (43 ha) | 
Yes | 
With nature center | 
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| Straitsmouth Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Rockport | 
Essex | 
42°39′41″N 70°35′28″W / 42.66152°N 70.59124°W / 42.66152; -70.59124 (Straitsmouth Island Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
32 acres (13 ha) | 
Yes | 
Open May 15 to August 30, accessible only by kayak.[19] | 
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| Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Plymouth | 
Plymouth | 
41°55′00″N 70°34′31″W / 41.91673°N 70.57531°W / 41.91673; -70.57531 (Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
481 acres (195 ha) | 
Yes | 
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| Tracy Brook Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Richmond | 
Berkshire | 
42°24′47″N 73°18′47″W / 42.41317°N 73.31304°W / 42.41317; -73.31304 (Tracy Brook Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
21 acres (8.5 ha) | 
No | 
No trails; observe heron rookery from road pull-off.[20] | 
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| Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Princeton | 
Worcester | 
42°27′21″N 71°54′29″W / 42.45572°N 71.90813°W / 42.45572; -71.90813 (Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
1135 acres (459 ha) | 
Yes | 
With nature center and event facility[21] | 
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| Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Hopkinton | 
Middlesex | 
42°12′59″N 71°28′01″W / 42.21636°N 71.46682°W / 42.21636; -71.46682 (Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
229 acres (93 ha) | 
Yes | 
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| Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Wellfleet | 
Barnstable | 
41°52′57″N 69°59′52″W / 41.88242°N 69.99775°W / 41.88242; -69.99775 (Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
1183 acres (479 ha) | 
Yes | 
With nature center | 
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| West Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary | 
Plainfield | 
Hampshire | 
42°31′02″N 72°56′42″W / 42.51720°N 72.94508°W / 42.51720; -72.94508 (West Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary) | 
1812 acres (733 ha) | 
Yes | 
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