Parking .........Canary Islands Traditional Cache
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Parking .........Canary Islands
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A cache in the Wilkerson Park, near the first parking lot.
The wild Atlantic Canary can range from 4 to 5 inches in length, with a wingspan of 8 to 9 inches. The male has a largely yellow-green head and underparts with a yellower forehead, face and supercilium. The lower belly and undertail-coverts are whitish and there are some dark streaks on the sides. The upperparts are grey-green with dark streaks and the rump is dull yellow. The female is similar to the male but duller with a greyer head and breast and less yellow underparts. Juvenile birds are largely brown with dark streaks.
Dr. Annie Louise Wilkerson, a renowned doctor with many pioneering achievements, donated this land to the City of Raleigh in 2006. It has recently opened to the public. Dr. Annie never cut any of her trees other than those that were diseased or damaged in wind or ice storms. As a result, the park contains some very old and mature trees that shelter a variety of "Birds" and other wildlife.
The park has three terrestrial communities, which can be seen on the Epps Forest Trail. 1.) A dry Oak-Hickory Forest on the upper slopes and dry upland areas, where the dominant trees are white oak, southern red oak, mockernut hickory, loblolly and shortleaf pine. Understory trees are sourwood, dogwood, blackgum, and red maple. 2.)The Mesic Mixed Hardwood Forest, on deep well drained soils. The dominant trees are American beech, yellow poplar, sweetgum, red maple and northern red oak. Small trees include hornbeam, hop hornbeam, dogwood, redbud, and red maple. 3.) Maintained/Disturbed Lands, which are dominated by grasses and in this case, used as pasture for 40-50 beef cows until 2006.
There are two main parking areas, a park office, a group picnic shelter, restrooms, a small pond, and a couple trails. The Epps Forest Loop trail is .66 miles long, and has 20 trees designated and marked. The Hidden Rocks Trail Loop is .93 miles long, and has 8 waypoints showing different boulder and rock formations. See the brochures in the park office for additional information and a trail map. The Pond Loop is .57 miles long.
Come enjoy the new park and trails!
Park hours are:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday thru Saturday: 10AM to dusk (currently posted as 7pm)
Sunday: 1PM to dusk
Exact closing hours are posted at the front gate and in the park office.
Enter the park from Ravens Ridge Road, near the Welcome to Annie Wilkerson cache. Cache is very close to the 1st parking area.
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