Natural Lands

Autumn Avian Adventures
2025-10-07 08:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | ChesLen Preserve – Corcoran’s Bridge, 1722 Embreeville Road, Coatesville, Pennsylvania, 19320
Natural Lands’ diverse habitats sustain a variety of avian species. We’ll look for migratory and resident birds, including songbirds, raptors, and more.
Bring your binoculars and join Mike Niven, volunteer team leader for Natural Lands’ crew of volunteer bird surveyors, for a morning walk around one of our preserved open spaces.
Can’t attend this one? Check out these other walks:

Saturday, September 13, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Bryn Coed Preserve (Chester Springs)

Thursday, September 18, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Hildacy Preserve (Media)

Friday, September 26, 8:00 – 11:00 AM, Sadsbury Woods Preserve (Coatesville)

Thursday, October 2, 8:00 – 11:00 AM, Green Hills Preserve (Mohnton)

Thursday, October 2, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Saunders Woods Preserve (Gladwyne)

Saturday, October 4, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Crow’s Nest Preserve (Elverson)

Tuesday, October 7, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, ChesLen Preserve (Coatesville)

Thursday, October 9, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Summerhill Preserve (Newtown Square)

Saturday, October 11, 8:00 – 11:00 AM, Willisbrook Preserve (Malvern)

Tuesday, October 14, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, Stroud Preserve (West Chester)

Thursday, October 16, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Hildacy Preserve (Media)

Saturday, October 25, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, Peacedale Preserve (Landenberg)

Autumn Avian Adventures
2025-10-09 16:00 - 17:30 | Summerhill Preserve, 6029 Goshen Road, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, 19073
Natural Lands’ diverse habitats sustain a variety of avian species. We’ll look for migratory and resident birds, including songbirds, raptors, and more.
Bring your binoculars and join naturalist and Natural Lands Preserve Manager Mike Coll for an early evening walk around one of our preserved open spaces.
Can’t attend this one? Check out these other walks:

Saturday, September 13, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Bryn Coed Preserve (Chester Springs)

Thursday, September 18, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Hildacy Preserve (Media)

Friday, September 26, 8:00 – 11:00 AM, Sadsbury Woods Preserve (Coatesville)

Thursday, October 2, 8:00 – 11:00 AM, Green Hills Preserve (Mohnton)

Thursday, October 2, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Saunders Woods Preserve (Gladwyne)

Saturday, October 4, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Crow’s Nest Preserve (Elverson)

Tuesday, October 7, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, ChesLen Preserve (Coatesville)

Thursday, October 9, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Summerhill Preserve (Newtown Square)

Saturday, October 11, 8:00 – 11:00 AM, Willisbrook Preserve (Malvern)

Tuesday, October 14, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, Stroud Preserve (West Chester)

Thursday, October 16, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Hildacy Preserve (Media)

Saturday, October 25, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, Peacedale Preserve (Landenberg)

Autumn Avian Adventures
2025-10-11 08:00 - 11:00 | Willisbrook Preserve, Titans Cricket Ground, 110 Line Rd, Malvern, Pennsylvania, 19355
Natural Lands’ diverse habitats sustain a variety of avian species. We’ll look for migratory and resident birds, including songbirds, raptors, and more.
Bring your binoculars and join Claudia Winters, assistant preserve manager and grassland bird coordinator for Natural Lands, for a morning walk around one of our preserved open spaces.
Can’t attend this one? Check out these other walks:

Saturday, September 13, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Bryn Coed Preserve (Chester Springs)

Thursday, September 18, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Hildacy Preserve (Media)

Friday, September 26, 8:00 – 11:00 AM, Sadsbury Woods Preserve (Coatesville)

Thursday, October 2, 8:00 – 11:00 AM, Green Hills Preserve (Mohnton)

Thursday, October 2, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Saunders Woods Preserve (Gladwyne)

Saturday, October 4, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Crow’s Nest Preserve (Elverson)

Tuesday, October 7, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, ChesLen Preserve (Coatesville)

Thursday, October 9, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Summerhill Preserve (Newtown Square)

Saturday, October 11, 8:00 – 11:00 AM, Willisbrook Preserve (Malvern)

Tuesday, October 14, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, Stroud Preserve (West Chester)

Thursday, October 16, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Hildacy Preserve (Media)

Saturday, October 25, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, Peacedale Preserve (Landenberg)

Autumn Avian Adventures - CANCELLED
2025-10-14 08:30 - 11:00 | Stroud Preserve, 454 North Creek Road, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 19382
This event is cancelled. Please join us for a future event.
Natural Lands’ diverse habitats sustain a variety of avian species. We’ll look for migratory and resident birds, including songbirds, raptors, and more.
Bring your binoculars and join Mike Niven, volunteer team leader for Natural Lands’ crew of volunteer bird surveyors, for a morning walk around one of our preserved open spaces.
Can’t attend this one? Check out these other walks:

Saturday, September 13, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Bryn Coed Preserve (Chester Springs)

Thursday, September 18, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Hildacy Preserve (Media)

Friday, September 26, 8:00 – 11:00 AM, Sadsbury Woods Preserve (Coatesville)

Thursday, October 2, 8:00 – 11:00 AM, Green Hills Preserve (Mohnton)

Thursday, October 2, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Saunders Woods Preserve (Gladwyne)

Saturday, October 4, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Crow’s Nest Preserve (Elverson)

Tuesday, October 7, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, ChesLen Preserve (Coatesville)

Thursday, October 9, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Summerhill Preserve (Newtown Square)

Saturday, October 11, 8:00 – 11:00 AM, Willisbrook Preserve (Malvern)

Tuesday, October 14, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, Stroud Preserve (West Chester)

Thursday, October 16, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Hildacy Preserve (Media)

Saturday, October 25, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, Peacedale Preserve (Landenberg)

Mindful Birding
2025-10-14 09:30 - 12:00 | Stoneleigh: a natural garden, 1829 County Line Road, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 19085
Mindful birding combines bird watching with mindfulness techniques to develop heighted awareness and a deeper experience. During this session, we’ll use birds as our guide to help us slow and more deeply notice the world around us.
Instructor Holly Merker will offer prompts and techniques during this guided walk or “sit spot” experience. Participants will also be provided “ornitherapy journals” to have a take-away from the experience to continue their mindfulness birding practice.
No prior experience with birds or mindfulness practice is necessary to attend.
Benefits of Mindful Birding:

Enjoy a reprieve from life stressors and pressures.

Stimulate and promote a more positive overall wellbeing, mind and body.

Gain enhanced sensory awareness (sight, sound, smell, touch).

Better understand birdlife through intentional observation.

Enhance your observation skills, in turn building a stronger foundation for overall bird identification.

Increase self-reflection through birds and the natural world.

About our instructor:
Holly Merker, our facilitator and guide, has a background in art therapy but today connects nature and birds to achieve the same result of mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing through her work in nature-based wellness practices. As an award-winning author, mindful birding leader, wellness counselor, mindfulness mentor, podcaster, certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide (ANFT) and Forest Therapy Practitioner (FT Hub), Holly offers gently guided experiences that incorporate accessibility and for all skill levels, which are designed to be welcoming and inclusive to all people. Learn more at Ornitherapy.com.

Autumn Avian Adventures
2025-10-16 16:00 - 17:30 | Hildacy Preserve, 1031 Palmers Mill Road, Media, Pennsylvania, 19063

Autumn Avian Adventures - CANCELLED
2025-10-23 16:00 - 17:30 | Saunders Woods Preserve, 1020 Waverly Road, Gladwyne, PA, 19035
This event is cancelled. Please join us for a future event.
Natural Lands’ diverse habitats sustain a variety of avian species. We’ll look for migratory and resident birds, including songbirds, raptors, and more.
Bring your binoculars and join naturalist and Natural Lands Preserve Manager Mike Coll for an early evening walk around one of our preserved open spaces.
Can’t attend this one? Check out these other walks:

Saturday, September 13, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Bryn Coed Preserve (Chester Springs)

Thursday, September 18, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Hildacy Preserve (Media)

Friday, September 26, 8:00 – 11:00 AM, Sadsbury Woods Preserve (Coatesville)

Thursday, October 2, 8:00 – 11:00 AM, Green Hills Preserve (Mohnton)

Thursday, October 2, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Saunders Woods Preserve (Gladwyne)

Saturday, October 4, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Crow’s Nest Preserve (Elverson)

Tuesday, October 7, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, ChesLen Preserve (Coatesville)

Thursday, October 9, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Summerhill Preserve (Newtown Square)

Saturday, October 11, 8:00 – 11:00 AM, Willisbrook Preserve (Malvern)

Tuesday, October 14, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, Stroud Preserve (West Chester)

Thursday, October 16, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Hildacy Preserve (Media)

Saturday, October 25, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, Peacedale Preserve (Landenberg)

Autumn Avian Adventures - CANCELLED
2025-10-25 08:30 - 11:00 | Peacedale Preserve, 160 Peacedale Road, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, 19352
Event is cancelled. Please connect with us on another outdoor adventure.
Natural Lands’ diverse habitats sustain a variety of avian species. We’ll look for migratory and resident birds, including songbirds, raptors, and more.
Bring your binoculars and join Mike Niven, volunteer team leader for Natural Lands’ crew of volunteer bird surveyors, for a morning walk around one of our preserved open spaces.
Can’t attend this one? Check out these other walks:

Saturday, September 13, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Bryn Coed Preserve (Chester Springs)

Thursday, September 18, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Hildacy Preserve (Media)

Friday, September 26, 8:00 – 11:00 AM, Sadsbury Woods Preserve (Coatesville)

Thursday, October 2, 8:00 – 11:00 AM, Green Hills Preserve (Mohnton)

Thursday, October 2, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Saunders Woods Preserve (Gladwyne)

Saturday, October 4, 8:00 – 10:30 AM, Crow’s Nest Preserve (Elverson)

Tuesday, October 7, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, ChesLen Preserve (Coatesville)

Thursday, October 9, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Summerhill Preserve (Newtown Square)

Saturday, October 11, 8:00 – 11:00 AM, Willisbrook Preserve (Malvern)

Tuesday, October 14, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, Stroud Preserve (West Chester)

Thursday, October 16, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Hildacy Preserve (Media)

Saturday, October 25, 8:30 – 11:00 AM, Peacedale Preserve (Landenberg)
