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It’s free, it’s fun for the entire
family, it’s close by, and it’s Heritage
Day at Rock Cliff Farm.
Rock Cliff Farm on Bent Road
in the Stony Hill area is one of the
area’s hidden jewels, a refuge for
wildflowers and rare trees for the area,
a geologist’s treasure trove.
It has been a working farm.
For years it was the retirement home of
Dr. B.W. Wells, a pioneer ecologist and
early botanist who taught botany at
North Carolina State University for many
years.
Now it is a part of the
state’s recreation area around Falls
Lake, and a local group is working to
restore buildings, encourage further
wildflower growth, use the area for
education and preserve Wells’ heritage.
The fourth annual Heritage
Day on March 31 is a chance for children
and parents to see Zeagle’s Rock, a
prominent feature on the lake, take a
canoe trip around the lake shore, learn
about 19th-Century farm life, take a
hike to see the wildflowers or geology
or play ecological games.
The event, which is free,
runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. To reach the
farm, take N.C. 98 west from Wake
Forest, turn right onto Stony Hill Road,
take a left at Bud Morris Road, then
take a left onto Bent Road. The farm is
at the end of Bent Road.
For more information and a
schedule of the tours, go to
www.bwwells.org. You may also
call 676-1027 for directions and signup.
Rock Cliff Farm is open for
guided tours only; Heritage Day is the
only time it is open to the public. |
