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Rawson Woods Bird Preserve

598 Mcalpin Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220 USA

Independent

“Outdoors & Recreation in Cincinnati, OH”

In 1923, Joseph Rawson, Frances Helen Rawson and the heirs of Edward Rawson “In order to preserve some of the woodland in Clifton in its present primitive state” donated to the City of Cincinnati for park purposes the first acreage of Rawson Woods Bird Preserve. An additional gift in 1928 brought the total acreage to 10.659. The area is kept in its natural state and is only open to the public through arrangements with Park Board naturalists. Rawson Woods Bird Preserve is located at Middleton and McAlpin Avenues. Rawson Woods, Mt. Storm Park and Edgewood Grove all border each other.

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maghil

3 Reviews
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May 21, 2020

Rated 3.0

An urban oasis smack in the middle of the Gaslight District of the Clifton neighborhood that is sadly not open to the public. It is fenced and locked and only available by appointment by contacting the city. Nevertheless, it has been a refuge; a lovely place to gaze into wistfully as one walks past it, as it is lined on two sides with urban sidewalks. (Other sides of the preserve back up to private homes.) The preserve is a short walk from restaurants, bars, Graeter’s ice cream, a boutique movie theater and Burnet Woods (which is open to the public) on Ludlow Ave.

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