Cawthra Mulock Nature Reserve,
York Region, Ontario, Canada

Description of the woods:

The Cawthra Mulock Nature Reserve is located just north-west of Newmarket in King Township, York Region. It is 108 hectares or 268 acres and is 50% woodland. Just north of the Oak Ridges Moraine, the Cawthra Mulock Nature Reserve’s rolling hills and forested ridges are a refuge for wildlife.

Under the protection of Ontario Nature since 2003, the property is a valuable green space in a rapidly developing area of Ontario. It is identified as being a key natural area in the York Region Greening Strategy. The reserve also falls within the context of the Ontario government’s new Greenbelt system.

Surrounded by intense agricultural and urban development, the reserve provides refuge to a variety of wildlife. The most notable feature of this property is the diversity of habitats it encompasses. The property hosts a large tract of mature hardwood and mixed forests. Enormous beech trees rub shoulders with tall maples and hemlock. A small wetland area, dominated by birch trees and larch, is part of the larger Ansnorveldt wetland complex. Part of the West Holland River watershed, the property boasts two creeks. White-tailed deer, red fox, great blue herons, red-tailed hawks and great horned owls are just a few of the residents that call this nature reserve home.

There is an existing system of footpaths throughout the property, and Ontario Nature is in the process of establishing a formal trail network. Visitors are invited to walk the property using the existing footpaths, details of which can be found here.

This woodland is under the protection of Ontario Nature.

Pictures of the woodland:

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To locate your woodland:

Please do come and visit your woodland, we ask that you follow the walking trails to avoid disturbing the wildlife.

Click here to see the whole 268 acres of Cawthra Mulock Nature Reserve on a map. This map can be zoomed in to show an aerial photo and zoomed out to show a map of how to get there.

Directions:

Please contact the Stewardship Coordinator at (416) 444-8419 / 1 800 440-2366 ext. 264 for more directions and details before visiting the nature reserve.

To visit the reserve, leave highway 400 at the exit for King. Turn left onto Dufferin Street or Bathurst Street, there are trails from both sides of the reserve.

A map of the walking trails can be found here.

Property information is as follows:

Old Concession 2, part of lot 7 and part of lot 8

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