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The Willowell Land
Virtual Land Walk continued:
North-Central, Prison Hollow,
and South-Central Fields
North-Central Field
After the Cedar Woodland comes the North-Central Field(above), an open agricultural area bordered on its western edge by a hedgerow of mature trees and on its eastern edge by the Cota Brothers cow pasture. This field affords striking views of the Hogback Mountains to the southeast. It was hayed during the summer to keep it clear for future farming projects.
The Central Field contains quite a few large rock piles (above) over which vines, shrubs and small trees have grown. Small streams that are surrounded by wetland vegetation of reeds, cattails and sedges bisect several sections of the field (left).
Prison Hollow Field
To the north of the North-Central Field is the Prison Hollow Field, a 9-acre plot bordered on the west, north, and east by hedgerows and separated from the North-Central field by a young woodland. The young woodland is sparsely populated with tall hardwoods such as white birch, shagbark hickory, and red maple. Low shrub thickets and clumps of evergreens surround these trees. This field is the proposed future site of the Willowell Foundation’s community building, which we hope to construct in the next 5-10 years as part of our Ecological Land Use Plan. Click Here to learn more about Willowell’s Ecological Land Use Plan.
South-Central Field
Returning back the way we came but traveling further east, we eventually reach the South-Central Fields of the Willowell Land. Though similar to the North-Central fields, this area is wetter and flatter than the former. These fields were hayed recently to prevent them from beginning the forest succession process. The southern portion of this field (above) was once rare Valley Clayplain forest.
