Accessibility Trail and Garden

Something special is taking root at Bedford Audubon. We’re preparing to unveil a new wheelchair-friendly Accessibility Trail and Garden—an inspiring expansion of the Leon Levy Native Habitat Garden that deepens both ecological impact and human connection.

This new space broadens the existing garden’s footprint and its role as a living classroom. Planting beds showcase regionally native plants that provide essential foraging, nesting, and shelter for birds, pollinators, and other wildlife. Each species is selected to strengthen ecological connectivity, support insect life cycles, and offer resources throughout the seasons—demonstrating how native plants work together to sustain healthy ecosystems.

Just as importantly, the new trail invites more people to move through the landscape with ease, experiencing native habitats up close. As both a model and a source of inspiration, the garden highlights practical, beautiful ways to use native plants—encouraging visitors to bring these concepts home and create wildlife-friendly spaces of their own. It’s a place where conservation, accessibility, and education grow stronger together.

You can help bring this vision to life.

While the ADA-compliant crushed stone paths are in place and the garden beds have been created, there is still much more to do. You can be part of bringing our Accessibility Trail and Garden fully to life; by volunteering your time with planting and maintaining the teaching garden beds as part of our Native Habitat Garden Team (use the form below to sign up and find out more), or by making a donation to our dedicated fund (use the form on the right). Your help moves this project one step closer to welcoming both wildlife and people into a truly accessible, thriving landscape. Together, we can build a garden that truly opens its paths to everyone.