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Swan Woods Trail

Walk through 10 acres of green, robust forest surrounding the Swan Woods Trail. Vestiges of terraced cotton fields abandoned a century ago are still visible and sightings of wildlife reward the watchful.  Lying among the towering pine, beech and tulip trees, is the charming Fern Circle which produces a collection of species of ferns and wildflowers native to the Georgia Piedmont. Also situated on the Swan Woods Trail is the Garden for Peace, part of an international gardens network dedicated to promoting peace.

 

 


The trail leads past study stations explaining the woodland ecosystem of the Georgia Piedmont. Sightings of squirrels and other wildlife reward the watchful. October leaf color in Swan Woods adds extra excitement to a fall visit. The seed heads of northern sea oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) nod gently in the slightest breeze. Many native groundcovers, such as this running cedar (Lycopodium digitatum), can be found growing in the leaf litter along the trail.


 
         
         
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