This free family activity is brought to you by the Barrington Public Library and the Barrington Land Conservation Trust.
Nature detectives: Put your skills to test with the Look & Find Family Nature Walk/Raffle. Search for clues as you explore the beautiful trails of Osamequin Nature Preserve anytime between Saturday, April 6 to Sunday, April 21, dawn to dusk. There’s plenty of parking!
Hidden clues along the trails will help you solve a word scramble. Submit your completed word scramble to the Barrington Public Library by Sunday, April 21, and you’ll be entered into a raffle to win a hiking backpack full of goodies! Just snap a picture of your completed word scramble with your child’s name and email it to kids@barringtonlibrary.org. Or you can drop it off before April 21 to the McCulloch Children’s Room at Barrington Public Library during open hours. The drawing will be held on Monday, April 22.
Click here to download a copy of the word scramble from the Library’s website. Word scramble sheets are also available in the Children’s Room at the Library.
Directions to Osamequin Nature Preserve:
This trailhead is right on Route 114 North, also known as County Road and Wampanoag Trail.
From the South take Route 114 North. You will pass Federal Road in Barrington — the “White Church” (Congregational Church) bridge intersection — and Walker’s Farm, and then about 0.2 mile beyond the turnaround exit for Route 103 to Riverside look for a sign for the preserve on your right as well as a parking area next to the road.
From the North take Route 114 South to the turnaround exit on the left 0.15 miles south of Primrose Hill Road. Take this turnaround, which puts you on Route 114 north. Go 0.2 miles and look for a sign for the preserve on your right as well as a parking area next to the road.