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Newton Park and Conservation Lands
LONGEST WALK : 1 mile
ACQUIRED: 1913
ADMINISTERED BY: Parks
and Recreation
FEATURES:
Surrounded by stone walls and bordered
by Boston College Law School on one side, this park contains woods,
small clearings, wetlands, Edmands Brook, and a glacial
esker. Its open oak forest contains beeches, locusts, maples,
birches, and pines. Edmands Brook is an intermittent stream whose
source is south of Cotton St. and east of Burrage Rd. The brook
empties into a large wetland, filled with frogs and tadpoles. The
esker can be seen to the right as you enter the park from Blake
Street. Note the sandy soil and the steep sides of the esker as
you walk along its "back."
The park is known for walking, jogging,
nature study, bird watching, cross-country skiing, and sledding.
HISTORY:
| 1913 |
Donated to the
city by the Edmands family. |
| 1930s |
Trails and dammed
skating pond were created by Depression-era relief work. |
ADVOCATES & CARETAKERS:
Friends of Cabot
Woods
Sheila Decter, 617-527-0840
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Agreement
with Boston College concerning
soccer fields
Park
master plan (large PDF
file)
 Photos by Cynthia Staples
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