Drug Brook Hill
Drug Brook Hill is a prominent elevated feature located in the community of Trafalgar, west of the Stellarton Trafalgar Road (NS HWY 374), north east of Drug Brook Lake and north west of Black Lake.
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MacKay Brook Nature Reserve
MacKay Brook Nature Reserve, located in the community of Elmfield. It is a provincially designated protected area preserving one of the few remaining remnant blocks of old hemlock, spruce and mixed hardwood forest within the heavily fragmented Northumberland Strait Plain, an area historically shaped by forestry, agriculture, and rural settlement.
Drug Brook Nature Reserve
Drug Brook Nature Reserve is a 34‑hectare provincial protected area located in the Trafalgar area. This area helps preserves a small but ecologically valuable tract of old red spruce and mixed hardwood forest, situated near Highway 374.
Barneys River Nature Reserve
Barneys River Nature Reserve is a protected old‑growth hardwood area covering about 567 hectares (1,401 acres); it protects intact forest, important freshwater habitat for brook trout and Atlantic salmon, and provides refuge for mainland moose while offering informal trails off Highway 104 for walking and cross‑country skiing. It helps to protect mature sugar maple, yellow birch, and other hardwood species that are increasingly rare in the region; these stands support complex forest structure and high biodiversity.
Dalhousie Mountain Nature Reserve
Dalhousie Mountain Nature Reserve, located in the community of Mount Thom, was designated as a Conservation Area by the Province of Nova Scotia in 2015. It is a 46‑hectare protected area that preserves rich mixed‑wood forest and several rare plant species, including round‑leaved hepatica, a woodland herb found in only a handful of Nova Scotia locations.