Bryn Coed Preserve

Bryn Coed Preserve Bryn Coed Preserve includes miles of hiking and a Pennsylvania Champion white oak. Bryn Coed Preserve is open to the public daily from sunrise to sunset.

Closed Thursdays.

Fireflies in the Garden, by Robert FrostHere come real stars to fill the upper skies,And here on earth come emulating fl...
06/10/2026

Fireflies in the Garden, by Robert Frost

Here come real stars to fill the upper skies,
And here on earth come emulating flies,
That though they never equal stars in size,
(And they were never really stars at heart)
Achieve at times a very star-like start.
Only, of course, they can't sustain the part.

📸: Edward Harding

The Road Not Taken, by Robert FrostTwo roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one trave...
06/03/2026

The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

📸: Don Miller

Cedar Waxwings with orange instead of yellow tail tips began appearing in the northeastern U.S. and southeastern Canada ...
05/27/2026

Cedar Waxwings with orange instead of yellow tail tips began appearing in the northeastern U.S. and southeastern Canada in the 1960s. The orange color is the result of a red pigment picked up from the berries of an introduced species of honeysuckle. If a waxwing eats enough of the berries while it is growing a tail feather, the tip of the feather will be orange.

📸: Gina Hesh

Check out the Blue Jay just to the right of this Barred Owl! Jays are notorious for harassing owls and other raptors as ...
05/20/2026

Check out the Blue Jay just to the right of this Barred Owl! Jays are notorious for harassing owls and other raptors as a defense strategy. Owls prey on eggs, nestlings, and even adult Blue Jays. Harassing the owls, often as a group (or mob), can be an effective deterrent.

📸: Kristen Cooney

The color of Eastern Bluebird eggs is one of life's greatest joys. But, did you know, white eggs can occur? A female tha...
05/13/2026

The color of Eastern Bluebird eggs is one of life's greatest joys. But, did you know, white eggs can occur? A female that lays white eggs will do so all her life. The presumption is that she had an infection in her oviduct that impacted her ability to add pigment to the egg shells.

📸: Caleb Arrowood

Though often called a "tulip poplar" or "yellow poplar" due to its straight, poplar-like growth, the tuliptree (Lirioden...
05/06/2026

Though often called a "tulip poplar" or "yellow poplar" due to its straight, poplar-like growth, the tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) is actually a member of the magnolia family, not the poplar family.

📸: Kristen Cooney

Who else thinks Barn Owls look a little like the Porgs from "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"? May the Fourth be with you. 📸: S...
05/04/2026

Who else thinks Barn Owls look a little like the Porgs from "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"? May the Fourth be with you.

📸: Steve Eisenhauer

Eastern Bluebirds typically have more than one successful brood per year. Young produced in early nests usually leave th...
04/28/2026

Eastern Bluebirds typically have more than one successful brood per year. Young produced in early nests usually leave their parents in summer, but young from later nests frequently stay with their parents over the winter.

📸: Mike Maher

What spring ephemerals have you spotted so far this season?Bloodroot 📸 Kirsten Keyes MyersTrout lily 📸 Mae AxelrodSpring...
04/21/2026

What spring ephemerals have you spotted so far this season?

Bloodroot 📸 Kirsten Keyes Myers
Trout lily 📸 Mae Axelrod
Spring beauties 📸 Kirsten Keyes Myers
White trillium 📸 Jill Sabre

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1869 Flint Road
Chester Springs, PA
19425

Telephone

610-353-5587

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