Heritage Conservancy

Heritage Conservancy is a nonprofit land trust based in Doylestown that protects open space, farmland and watershed areas across Bucks, Montgomery and Northampton Counties. It owns and manages more than 50 properties, holds conservation easements on over 250 more, and runs a Register of Historic Places with over 700 entries. The organization also operates Aldie Mansion, a historic house it hosts events and weddings at.

Many of its nature preserves are open to the public, including Croydon Woods Nature Preserve, an 80-acre forested property in Bristol Township that is one of the last remaining coastal plain forests in the state. The conservancy runs school programs for students and hosts community hikes, night walks and volunteer days, so check its events page before visiting.