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RIDEAU FOREST

Spring: *  Summer: **  Fall: *  Winter: **

         Independent Directions to this Site: From Highway 416 take exit 57 (Bankfield Road). Go northeast on Bankfield for 4.0 km to Rideau Valley Drive. Turn right or southeast onto it and drive 0.3 km to Bridge Street in Manotick. Turn left or northeast onto Bridge and proceed 1.2 km to River Road or Regional 19. Turn right or southeast onto it and go 1.8 km to Rideau Forest Drive. Turn left or east into it and drive 1.4 km to Shylo Crescent, the beginning of a short loop through Rideau Forest subdivision.
         Rideau River East Side Route Directions: From the Walter Upton Collins Park parking area return to River Road. Turn right or SSE on it and drive 3.3 km to Rideau Forest Drive. Turn left or ENE onto it and proceed 1.4 km to Shylo Crescent, the beginning of a short loop through Rideau Forest subdivision.
Map of the Rideau Forest subdivision area
Map of the Rideau Forest subdivision area
         Site Description and Birding Information: This newer upscale subdivision is situated in a forested area and has kept enough of the trees to provide some interesting birding possibilities. The excellent variety of forested habitat here makes this site particularly attractive. Feeding stations along this loop should provide extra interest in winter.
         For a good taste of this site, drive, or better yet, walk the 1.8 km loop (highlighted on the map) formed by Shylo Crescent and Squires Drive. For more habitat variety, check the second growth deciduous along Rideau Forest Drive on the way in and out.
View along Rideau Forest Drive
View along Rideau Forest Drive
View along Shylo Crescent
View along Shylo Crescent
        Rideau River East Side Route Directions: From the junction of Shylo Crescent and Rideau Forest Drive, the beginning of a short loop through Rideau Forest subdivision, return west 1.4 km on Rideau Forest Drive to River Road or Regional 19. Turn left or south onto it and proceed 9.8 km to Osgoode Main Street. Turn right or southwest onto it and almost immediately (0.1 km) turn right or northwest into the parking lot for the next site on this route, W.A. Taylor Conservation Area.
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Last update:  October 29, 2009