A roughly 150-acre red maple and Atlantic white cedar swamp straddling the Norton, Attleboro and Rehoboth town lines, jointly protected by the three towns' conservation commissions and the Land Preservation Society of Norton. State ecologists consider it an outstanding ecological community for its evergreen swamp and scattered upland islands.
What to expect
Birdwatching
Allowed year-round
Managed by
Town of Norton Conservation Commission
Common questions
Why is Wheaton Swamp ecologically significant?
The Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program describes it as an outstanding ecological community because of the scattered upland islands within a large evergreen swamp shared across three towns.