Inglewood Bird Sanctuary and Nature Centre 2425 Ninth Avenue S.E. ± NW NE TRANS CENTRE ST CANADA BO W HWY RI VER MEMORIAL DR 2" TR ! ! MACLEOD ! ! ! SW SE ! 1 ! .1 ! ! DOWNTOWN ! ! ! ! 2" ! ! ! 1 2" 2" 2" ! .1 2" Details: 2" 2" 2" ! 2" 2" 2" 2" 2" ! ! 2" 2425 Ninth Avenue S.E. ! ! 0 ! . ! 8 Call 3-1 1 (or 1-403-268-2489 from ! ! ! 1. ! ! ! ! 6 ! ! ! ! ! ! outside Calgary). ! ! ! ! ! ! 0. ! ! 6 www.calgary.ca/parks/naturecentre ! ! ! ! ! ! Recommended mode: cycling 2" ! ! or walking. ! ! ! Distance: 0 . ! 8 • 6.2 km from ! ! ! downtown – one way. 2" ! ! Features/amenities: ! 0 . ! 5 • Professional naturalists available ! INGLEWOOD ! for hire. BIRD SANCTUARY • 32 hectares of wildlife reserve with 270 bird species and 300 plant species. • Wooded hiking trails. • Group activities and boardroom spaces available. A route that’s strictly for the birds • Colonel Walker’s restored house. Fees: none. Description Hours: In 1929, the son of Calgary settler Colonel James • Spring/summer (May 1 to Walker applied to the federal government to September 30) 10 a.m. – have 59 acres on the west side of the Bow River 5 p.m. daily. designated a migratory bird sanctuary. His request was granted and the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary • Fall/winter (October 1 to has been dedicated to bird conservation ever April 30) 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Weir on the Bow River closed Mondays and holidays. since. During your visit, you will encounter dozens Directions of different bird species. You might want to bring Start at the Eau Claire Trans Canada Trail Pavilion. Nearby attractions/facilities: a pair of binoculars. You can also peek at the live Travel east along the Bow River Pathway (with • Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery. action on the lagoon using the Ducks Unlimited the river on your left). Go past the Centre Street • Pierce Estate Park. Canada remote control camera. bridge and a number of other bridges, including • Historic Inglewood. both Langevin bridges. Follow the pathway south as it bends along the Elbow River until you reach the Inglewood bridge at Ninth Avenue S.E. Cross the bridge and turn left. Head north on the pathway towards the Bow River. Cross under the 12th Street S.E. bridge before entering Inglewood Village. Turn left at 15th Street S.E. and travel north about one and a half blocks to rejoin the Bow Duck pond on sanctuary grounds River pathway. Travel east past the Nose Creek Worth noting rail bridge and the weir at the Sam Livingston The Inglewood Bird Sanctuary isn’t only a home Fish Hatchery. The pathway then bends south as for birds. This vibrant, protected ecosystem is also the river bends. Pass under the Cushing Bridge Main sign at front gates home to many types of indigenous mammals such at 17th Avenue S.E. You will soon arrive at the as deer, jack rabbits and many others. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. www.calgary.ca | call 3-1-1 THE CITY OF CALGARY Inglewood Bird Sanctuary and Nature Centre 2425 Ninth Avenue S.E. RILEY N E PARK V A DR 2 AL 1 RI ROTARY E 9 7 O D S ± S T M PARK M T E E 5 AVE N W O 2" M N T PRINCE'S O ISLAND N OLD E ST 10 T ! R LANGEVIN ! BRIDGE EAU CLAIRE ! MARKET 14 ST W ST 14 ! 2 AVE S ! ! ! ! T HARRY HAYES S ! VE 4 AVE S BUILDING E ! 2" E W E R ! T T 12 STREET T T S ! S NOSE CREEK S ST. N P BRIDGE " 1 A 2 2 ! T 6 AVE S 3 RIC RAIL BRIDGE E I K'S ! SLAN INGLEWOOD C D ! VILLAGE " " E 2 SHAW 2 2" 2" 2" 2" 2" 2" 2" 2" 2" 2" ! D T C E ALG E MILLENIUM CITY HALL S FORT AR R ! Y CONVENTION 6 CALGARY ! ZOO F PARK 9 VE S ! O A CENTRE ! ! O ! ! T CALGARY TOWER ! ! ! ! ! SAM T ! ! R CPR ! ! LIVINGSTON ! W 10 AVE S FISH HATCHERY W ! ! Y T ! W T S E ! ! R PEARCE C ! S 5 11 AVE S I T ! 1 T W W P E ESTATE 1 S T ! M T 9 1 T 12 AVE S D 2 PARK Y S A S S W 1 V L O 8 2 E 1 O ! T S E INGLEWOOD S L BRIDGE C 5 " ! 1 A 2 7 AVE S M 17 AVE S ! CALGARY 19 AVE S EXHIBITION ! 19 AVE S and E ST 15 STAMPEDE ! LINDSAY PARK ! D SPORTS CENTRE R ! R E L IL ! P S PROSPECT AVE 2" ! 11 ST E ST 11 A INGLEWOOD ! E S L E ST 17 26 AV Y T WILDLANDS H ! 10 ST W ST 10 INGLEWOOD R PARK 26 AV T R E S T D BIRD UNION OO F ! CEMETA CK SANCTUARY RY LA B 30 AVE S Legend DirectedRoute Route CTrain and& Stations Stations Regional Pathways 2" 2007-1190 Trans Canada Trail ROXBORO Regional Bikeways Pavillion PARK Main sign at front gates www.calgary.ca | call 3-1-1.