Mosa Forest / Skunk's Misery

The 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 500 hectares. The County of Middlesex owns the majority of the forest block, the LTVCA owns 121.3 hectares, with the remainder in private ownership.

The LTVCA purchased the land in three parcels. Two 40.5 hectare parcels known as the “Beattie Tract” were purchased in 1964. The remaining 40.3 hectare parcel known as the “Fennell Tract” was purchased in 1988, with the assistance of the Ontario Heritage Trust.

These lots were purchased in order to protect and preserve a significant part of the Skunk’s Misery Area of Natural and Scientific Interest, portions of a Provincially Significant Wetland that are located throughout the overall forest and a designated Carolinian Canada Site.

 

Directions

The Mosa Forest is on the south side of Concession Drive, in the Municipality of Southwest Middlesex. From the village of Wardsville take Hagerty Road north (Middlesex County Rd. 1) to Concession Drive (Middlesex County Rd. 14). Turn west onto Concession Drive and the Mosa Forest is located between Dogwood Road and Sassafras Road. Watershed Map

Coordinates

Lat/Long 42.647, -81.828 UTM 432150, 4721935

 

Features

See Conservation Areas Information and Conservation Areas Fees 2012.

The Badder & Robinson Memorial Forest is located on the eastern limits of the Conservation Authority owned property. This memorial forest is open for dayuse from 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. year-round, free of charge.

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 Building, with the letter to be displayed in the vehicle window. Absolutely NO motorized vehicles (ATV, 4-wheel drive, etc.) are allowed within the woodlot. Vehicles damage tree root systems on and beside trail systems.

Natural Features

It is an Area of Natural and Scientific Interest, a Provincially Significant Wetland and a designated Carolinian Canada Site. To find out more about Skunk's Misery contact:

The Nature Conservancy of Canada

Thames Talbot Land Trust

Carolinian Canada

 

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