Family Fun Day on Holt Hill

This press release was submitted by the Andover Trails Committee.

The Andover Trails Committee, the Friends of North Andover Trails, The Bay Circuit Alliance and The Trustees of Reservations are putting on this free event for families at the this Sunday, August 7th! This is the 4^th annual edition of this event, put on to celebrate National Trails Day. 

Everyone is welcome to come to the Ward Reservation to enjoy free programs and entertainment throughout the day and discover upcoming programs and volunteer opportunities happening this summer and fall.

The celebration will take place at the summit of Holt Hill at the Ward Reservation in Andover on Sunday, Aug. 7, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. This is a free event and parking will be located at the main lot for the Ward Reservation at the end of Prospect Road.

Scheduled activities include a butterfly presentation and walk with Howard Hoople at 11:30 a.m., a guided hike showcasing the amazing geology of the Ward Reservation starting at 1 p.m. led by Meg Verdeyen, and a guided edible plants hike at 2:30 p.m. led by David Craft, expert forager and author of ‘Urban Foraging.’

Volunteers will be on hand all day giving demonstrations on topics and activities that are scheduled to include letterboxing, geocaching, birds of prey, the history of the Ward Reservation and more.  Also throughout the event, great acoustic music will be provided by members of the Clay Tiles!

Directions to the Ward Reservation are available at the Trustees website, www.thetrustees.org. 

For more information, please email David Bunting, Andover Trails Committee at dbunting@andovertrails.org, Lisa Swarbrick, Friends of North Andover Trails at lisa@cwkeller.com, or Adam Rollfs, The Trustees of Reservations at arollfs@ttor.org.