Mosa Forest /
Skunk's Misery
Mosa
Forest, or what is locally known as Skunk’s Misery, is one of the larger
wooded sites in the province west of London with a total area of
1,235 acres
. The
Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority
’s (LTVCA) portion of Skunk’s Misery is a (
119.8 hectare
)
299.5 acre
forest, which is a small part of the larger forested block.
The County of Middlesex owns the majority of the forest block, the LTVCA
owning just under
300 acres
, with the remainder in private ownership.
The LTVCA
purchased the land in three parcels. Two
100-acre parcels known as the “Beattie Tract” were purchased in 1964.
The remaining
99.5 acre
parcel known as the “Fennell Tract” was purchased in
1988, with the assistance of the Ontario Heritage Foundation.
These lots were purchased in order to protect and preserve a significant
part of the Skunk’s Misery Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI),
portions of a Provincially Significant Wetland that are located throughout the
overall forest and a designated Carolinian Canada Site.
Directions:
To get to Skunk’s Misery from Middlesex County Road 2 (Longwoods Road),
turn north onto Middlesex Country Road 14 (Concession Drive).
The Mosa Forest is on the south side of Concession Drive, east of
Sassafras Road (see
watershed map).
Coordinates:
Lat/Long 42.647, -81.828 UTM 432150, 4721935
Features:
(see conservation areas grid) The
Badder & Robinson Memorial Forest is located on the lands south of Middlesex
County Road 14 on the eastern limits of the Conservation Authority owned
property. This area is open for day
use from 8:00 am to 10:30 pm, year round. The
remainder of the Conservation Authority forest is not
open for public access in order to preserve the natural heritage
features of this significant and sensitive woodlot.
Access into the bush must have prior written approval from the LTVCA
Administration Office, with the letter to be displayed in the vehicle window.
Absolutely
NO motorized vehicles (ATV, 4-wheel drive, etc.) are allowed within the woodlot,
due to the damage the vehicles do to the tree root systems on and adjacent to
the trail system, and to the trail itself.
Natural
Features: It
is an Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI), a Provincially Significant
Wetland and a designated Carolinian Canada Site.
To
find out more about other tourism opportunities in Middlesex County, please feel
free to visit:
Middlesex Tourism
or
The County of
Middlesex Tourism page
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