• Menu
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Quogue Wildlife Refuge NY

Header Right

 

  • About
    • The Refuge
    • Board of Directors
    • Meet the Staff
    • QWR History
    • Our Resident Animals
    • Job and Internship Opportunities
  • Plan Your Visit
    • Hours & Directions
    • Nature Center & Trails
    • Fairy Dell Restoration
    • Butterfly Garden & Greenhouse
  • Events
    • Event Calendar
    • Wild Night for Wildlife 2023
    • Wild Night for Wildlife 2022
      • Photo Gallery
  • Education
    • Educational Programs
    • Virtual Programming
    • Summer Camps
    • Green Birthdays & Private Experiences
    • Go Native for Wildlife
    • QWR Nature Videos
  • Ways to Give
    • Memberships & Donations
    • Annual Appeal
    • Adopt an Animal
    • Memorial & Honorary Donations
    • Stock and Wire Transfers
    • Planned Giving
    • Bricks, Benches & Bee Hives
    • Become a Volunteer
    • Our Wish List Registry
  • Shop
  • QWR News
  • Resources
    • Wildlife Resources
    • Photo/Facility Use
    • Sam the Bald Eagle
  • About
    • The Refuge
    • Board of Directors
    • Meet the Staff
    • QWR History
    • Our Resident Animals
    • Job and Internship Opportunities
  • Plan Your Visit
    • Hours & Directions
    • Nature Center & Trails
    • Fairy Dell Restoration
    • Butterfly Garden & Greenhouse
  • Events
    • Event Calendar
    • Wild Night for Wildlife 2023
    • Wild Night for Wildlife 2022
      • Photo Gallery
  • Education
    • Educational Programs
    • Virtual Programming
    • Summer Camps
    • Green Birthdays & Private Experiences
    • Go Native for Wildlife
    • QWR Nature Videos
  • Ways to Give
    • Memberships & Donations
    • Annual Appeal
    • Adopt an Animal
    • Memorial & Honorary Donations
    • Stock and Wire Transfers
    • Planned Giving
    • Bricks, Benches & Bee Hives
    • Become a Volunteer
    • Our Wish List Registry
  • Shop
  • QWR News
  • Resources
    • Wildlife Resources
    • Photo/Facility Use
    • Sam the Bald Eagle
Register Today!
Save the Date Wild Night for Wildlife Saturday July 15th 2023Click for more!
Could Reflections, photo by J Rodriguez
Jan Shannon Monarch Photo

Learn More

Benches overlooking spillway

Subscribe to receive QWR emails

* indicates required

Welcome to Quogue Wildlife Refuge

The Quogue Wildlife Refuge is a 305 acre non-profit nature preserve that was founded in 1934 and is home to diverse wildlife. Free of charge and open 365 days a year from sunrise to sunset, you can enjoy walking seven miles of trails to explore diverse habitats including forests and ponds, as well as the ecologically rare Dwarf Pines in the Pine Barrens.

The Outdoor Wildlife Complex houses permanently injured wildlife that require human care to survive including owls, falcons, a fox and other native New York animals.

The Charles Banks Belt Nature Center offers spectacular views of Old Ice Pond as well as a variety of wildlife exhibits, live animals, a nature library, and gift shop.

Dogs, Bicycles, and Picnicking are not permitted at the preserve. Come by and visit!

COVID-19 Safety Measures & Updates:

The Nature Center building is open on Saturdays & Sundays, Tuesdays & Thursdays from 11:00 AM until 4:00 PM. Hours are subject to change.

At this time, masks are optional in indoor spaces. Thank you for your cooperation.

Upcoming Events

Current Month
See all events

Our Resident Animals

Our resident wild animals are permanently injured and require human care to survive. These animals have become educational ambassadors, teaching people how can they can help protect wildlife.

Meet the animals
Tortoise ©Kevin Feris

Your Support Matters

Donate to Quogue Wildlife Refuge

thequoguewildliferefuge

284

Quogue Wildlife Refuge

thequoguewildliferefuge

View

May 30

Open
Check out that long curved bill! Have you ever seen a Glossy Ibis on Long Island? This species of wetland bird visits QWR and Long Island from late April to September. It feeds on insects, small fish, and seeds in shallow waters. Such a cool sighting from the Nature Center windows today!

Trails are open daily from sunrise to sunset; the Nature Center is open from 11am to 4pm most days, but always on Tuesdays/Thursdays/Saturdays/Sundays. 

#quoguewildliferefuge #quogue #westhampton #bird #glossyibis #birdsofinstagram #naturepreserve #nature #nonprofitsofinstagram #longisland

thequoguewildliferefuge

View

May 23

Open
🌎Happy World Turtle Day!🐢

#quoguewildliferefuge #quogue #westhampton #worldturtleday #longisland #hamptons #turtle #tortoise

thequoguewildliferefuge

View

May 4

Open
✨🐥 A magical moment at QWR🐥✨

Last week, this Canada Goose family was foraging on grass near the entrance of the Refuge. Our staff propped the gate open so that they could come in near the Nature Center entrance, and the wind blew at the perfect time to gently shut the gate behind them. It was a stunning moment, we had to share! 

This was also the goose family that our friends at the wildliferescuecenter introduced two orphaned goslings to. Did you know that goose parents will accept goslings that are not their own? It's always best for animals to raise their own babies so that they stay wild. If you see goslings, remember to give the family plenty of space! 

#quoguewildliferefuge #canadagoose #goslings #spring #babyanimals #longisland #nonprofitsofinstagram #bird #discoverlongisland  #naturepreserve

thequoguewildliferefuge

View

Apr 23

Open
A perfect day to just hang out! 🦎

 #westhampton #quogue #quoguewildliferefuge #nonprofitsofinstagram #longisland #beardeddragon #sundayfunday

thequoguewildliferefuge

View

Apr 13

Open
Come celebrate Earth Day with us on Saturday, April 22 from 12pm to 3pm at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge. We'll have lots of fun activities, vendors, & the Mattitaco food truck will be waiting for you 🌮 Bring your binoculars and your friends for an afternoon of celebrating our local environment! 
🌍Bring electronics for recycling by EcoTech
🌍Bring old prescription medications for a takeback by HUGS, INC. and the Quogue Police
🌎Guided bird walks with Eastern LI Audubon Society at 12:30pm and 2pm
🌎Free native tree giveaway from Bartlett Tree Experts
🌎Rent a kayak or canoe and explore Old Ice Pond
🌏and so much more! 👉

Sponsored by Quogue Wildlife Refuge, Eastern Long Island Audubon Society, and Westhampton Beach Earth Day. 

#quoguewildliferefuge #Quogue #earthday #longisland #westhampton #thingstodo
#familyfun #nature #naturepreserve #tree #birdnerd #nonprofitsofinstagram #earth #events #hamptonsevents #hamptonsvisitorscouncil #Westhampton #eastendlongisland #discoverlongisland

thequoguewildliferefuge

View

Apr 6

Open
A foggy day reminder from our mud turtle that it's okay to wake up slow 👀 

Keep an eye out for wild turtles as they become more active in the Spring and may cross roads to lay eggs. Remember to always leave an animal where you see them and only help them cross the road in the direction they're traveling 🐢 

#quoguewildlifrefuge #quogue #nonprofitsofinstagram #naturecenter #turtle #mudturtle #animalsofinstagram #cute
Load More Follow on Instagram

Footer

Contact

3 Old Country Road
P.O. Box 492
Quogue, NY 11959

631-653-4771

info@quoguewildliferefuge.org

Visit

The Refuge trails and Outdoor Wildlife Complex are open every day from sunrise to sunset free of charge.  Dogs and bicycles are not permitted on the Refuge grounds.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube

© 2023 Quogue Wildlife Refuge • All Rights Reserved

X
X
X