Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve

Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Location	Giles County, Virginia
Nearest city	Appomattox, Virginia
Coordinates	37°24′40″N 78°37′14″W / 37.4112°N 78.6206°W / 37.4112; -78.6206Coordinates: 37°24′40″N 78°37′14″W / 37.4112°N 78.6206°W / 37.4112; -78.6206[1]
Area	233 acres (94 ha)
Governing body	Private
Official website

Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve is a Natural Area Preserve located in Giles County, Virginia, though privately owned by a couple in Bluefield, West Virginia. A 233-acre (94 ha) tract of old-growth forest, it is dominated by northern red oak and chestnut oak. The extent of unbroken forest on the property is unusual for southwestern Virginia; many of the trees, including cucumber magnolia and American basswood, are between three and four hundred years old.^[2]

The preserve is not open to the public.

References

1. ^ Chestnut Ridge Natural Area State Natural Area protectedplanet.net
2. ^ Preserve webpage