Name: RIVERWOOD
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A hidden gem in central Mississauga is Riverwood, a 150-acre park and urban oasis featuring quiet glades, meadows, old-growth forest, ravines, creeks, wetlands, accessible trails, splendid wildlife and glorious views. A unique all-season destination, Riverwood is an ideal site to observe and enjoy the best of what Mother Nature has to offer. Riverwood is also home to Visual Arts Mississauga and the Riverwood Conservancy.

The Credit River flows through Riverwood’s western border. One of the Credit River watershed’s most diverse ecosystems, wildflowers flourish and wildlife abounds at Riverwood. Over 160 bird species have been identified there. Heritage structures include the 1919 Chappell House, home of The Riverwood Conservancy, MacEwan Field Station — believed to have once been a pickle-processing facility —and MacEwan Barn, with its original 1850s hand-hewn beams. The MacEwan Terrace Garden is a two-acre perennial garden opened at Riverwood in 2012.

The natural and cultural history of Riverwood is rich with fossils from ancient seas dating back 415 million years. Human history includes use by First Nations for elk-hunting and salmon-fishing camps, British logging of white pine for ship masts, and settlement for farming and housing.

This accessible site overlooks beckoning gardens, native plantings that flank the wetland and plants that attract birds and butterflies. Grasses, white pine and the graceful skirts of Norway spruce accent heritage gardens around the MacEwan Barn.

The park’s entrance is at the intersection of Burnhamthorpe Road West and The Credit Woodlands/ Riverwood Park Lane).

RIVERWOOD

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