• Location: Wilson Island In the Trent River

  • Donors: Jim and Anne Purvis

  • Open to the Public: No

  • Acreage: 187 acres

  • Year Donated: 2025

Description: This 188-acre nature reserve situated on Wilson Island, features Provincially Significant Wetlands, grassland habitat atop a glacial drumlin, and one of the region’s largest continuous forest blocks. Accessible only by water, this property supports rich biodiversity along the Trent River corridor. Once a private family sanctuary, it now stands as an ecologically irreplaceable jewel within the landscape.