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Wickham Park is a non-profit, private foundation whose property extends into both Manchester and East Hartford, Connecticut.
The park contains 250 acres of gardens, open fields, woodlands, ponds, picnic areas, sports facilities, and other attractions.
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Wickham Park is home to a variety of display birds, in addition to the natural wildlife in the
park. The birds include turkeys, pheasants, peafowl, owls, waterfowl, and exotic chickens. The park also shelters turkey vultures,
Red-Tailed hawks, Canada geese, and a Great Horned owl, all migratory birds unreleasable to the wild due to injury.
All of the many birds are kept in the park's aviary where the public can view and learn about them.
This attraction is a favorite with both children and adults and is
located adjacent to our main playground and nature center. Feed for the birds is available for purchase in vending machines
located within the aviary.
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Expanded in 2006 to include a nature classroom, numerous interactive nature exhibits, historical information about the WIckham family & their estate, Wickham Park's Nature Center is a facility designed to educate visitors about plant and animal wildlife in the area.
Restrooms and
vending machines are located in other sections of this building.
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Wickham Park provides a championship 18-hole disc golf course.
Experience the fun and challenge of disc golf in a scenic environment of varying terrain and elevation at one of New England's premier courses.
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Additionally, Five tennis courts, two softball diamonds, and two volleyball courts can be enjoyed at Wickham Park. Horseshoe pits have been
constructed in four of the group rental areas. Horseshoes, softball bases, discs for disc golf, and volleyballs are available for rental at the front
gate. The park also provides easy access to bike trails and hiking excursions and a fitness trail complete with 20 stations
that provides a wonderful workout.
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Three public playgrounds are located in various areas of the park. The largest is located near the aviary, and there are playscapes
in both the Hickory and Hemlock picnic areas.
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One of the least traveled areas of the Park is the Bird Sanctuary.
When the Park acquired 35 acres north of the fitness trail a few years ago,
it already had a diversity of wildlife because of its remoteness and lack of accessibility
to the public. We have since worked at maintaining a mix of meadowlands and transition
forest with a system of trails throughout a portion of the acreage.
Future plans include a trail map, some signage, and educational resources for the area.
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