{"id":735,"date":"2010-12-31T13:24:12","date_gmt":"2010-12-31T13:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=735"},"modified":"2015-12-28T08:13:38","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T13:13:38","slug":"stroll-the-free-sheep-pasture-in-north-easton-mass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=735","title":{"rendered":"Stroll The Free Sheep Pasture in North Easton, Mass."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_736\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_736\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 150px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/P1020894.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-736\" title=\"Sheep Pasture Easton MA\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/P1020894-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sheep Pasture, Easton, Mass. (photo by Eric H.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you enjoy scenic open space, the Sheep Pasture in North Easton Village, Mass., is not &#8220;baaahhd&#8221; at all.<\/p>\n<p>Operated through the Natural Resource Trust of Easton, the 154-acre Sheep Pasture is simply a great place to walk and commune with nature for free. \u00a0This time of year, it&#8217;s nice for cross country skiing! In the warmer weather, people love to bird watch here, stroll around the pond and enjoy the barnyard animal and poultry barn areas (yes, you&#8217;ll see sheep at the barnyard animals area). What&#8217;s best about the Sheep Pasture, however, is that it will virtually take you away from civilization and all its congestion and noises &#8212; even though it is so close to the main roads.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s indeed hard to believe that a suburban Boston town has such a pristine, untouched area as so much of the suburban land has succumbed to residential, commercial and industrial development through the years. Although Easton has its share of development, there&#8217;s also a dedicated priority to conserve land. Consequently, areas like the Sheep Pasture and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnewengland.com\/borderland-state-park.html\">Borderland State Park<\/a> make Easton sort of an anomoly in the suburbs. It&#8217;s a big town with about 23,000 people, but in many ways, it feels like a little country town.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend checking out the Sheep Pasture to take in this Easton way of life and as a New England travel destination for you to enjoy in its full solitude and scenery. \u00a0The place just has a wonderful vibe!<\/p>\n<p>You can log onto the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nrtofeaston.org\">Natural Resource Trust of Easton web site<\/a> to access a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nrtofeaston.org\/download\/NRT_map.pdf\">map of the Sheep Pasture<\/a>. \u00a0We also feature a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnewengland.com\/scenesofnewengland21.html\">detailed article with photographs on North Easton<\/a> at VisitingNewEngland.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you enjoy scenic open space, the Sheep Pasture in North Easton Village, Mass., is not &#8220;baaahhd&#8221; at all. Operated through the Natural Resource Trust of Easton, the 154-acre Sheep Pasture is simply a great place to walk and commune with nature for free. \u00a0This time of year, it&#8217;s nice for cross country skiing! 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