Park News
The Elusive Woodcock Arrives in Warner Parks
'Skydancer' Arriving Soon The elusive woodcock is not often seen in the fields of Warner Parks, but it is heard right around Valentine’s Day every year. You'll have to visit a most complex *ecotone in the Parks - the edge where the shorter, mowed grass meets the...
Hiking in Wet Conditions
Here are a few important things you need to know about hiking in the mud and maintaining trail etiquette…
Bird Spotlight: White Throated Sparrows
Bird Spotlight: White-throated Sparrow By Laura Cook, BIRD (Bird Information, Research and Data) Coordinator January 2021 Here in Tennessee, this beautiful winter sparrow may be most recognizable by its sweet song. Do you hear the White-throated Sparrow sing Old Sam...
Historic Stone Walls of Warner Parks
WPA (Works Progress Administration) walls constructed in the 1930s and 40s line the roads in both Percy and Edwin Warner Parks. Work for preserving these historic walls is a major initiative for Friends of Warner Parks.
Enhancements to Warner Parks
New Signs & Maps + Historic Stonework Restoration Park users will notice quite a few updates to trails, maps, and stonework throughout Warner Parks. And there are still more to come! Already in the Works Metro Parks is in the process of creating and...
Tree Trails in Warner Parks
Did you know? Warner Parks have two separate Tree Trails, one in Percy Warner Park and one in Edwin Warner Park. The Tree Trails were originally established in 1996 by Naturalists Margo Farnsworth and Judy Dulin, who wrote a comprehensive interpretive booklet detailing identification tips and noteworthy information about each tree.
Discover The Burch Reserve
There is only one trail which provides access to the Burch Reserve, approximately two miles in length. Meandering through picturesque fields and climbing through hollows to ridge tops, this trail is more narrow and primitively designed than the ever widening scope of our more heavily used trails…
Bluebird Research in Warner Parks
The 2020 Eastern Bluebirds field season by Diana McLusky Did you know that Warner Parks has one of the oldest Eastern Bluebird nest box monitoring programs in the country? It started in 1936 when ornithologist Amelia Laskey, with the help of the Works Project...
Discover the Undisturbed Ecosystem of the Hill Forest
An undisturbed ecosystem exists within Warner Parks – one of the largest protected tracts of uncut forest within an urban setting across the United States – The Hill Forest. It’s tucked away for good reason, but that’s not to say there aren’t special opportunities to discover it for yourself.
Northern Wintering Birds Now in Nashville
Irruption Winter in All the Right Ways by Laura Cook, BIRD Research Coordinator 2020 has been difficult, but our feathered friends continue to delight us with their beautiful songs and impress us with their long-distance migrations, shifting our attention from the...
