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SUMMARY:Lynchburg Savanna Heritage Preserve
DESCRIPTION:Our June trip will take us to Lynchburg Savanna Heritage Preserve/Wildlife\nManagement Area in Lee County. After a hot June day of exploration in this longleaf\npine savanna\, we’ll have dinner in the air-conditioned Watford’s Bar-B-Que Restaurant\nin Bishopville. \nThe area has old logging roads and some trails. Expect wet conditions typical of a pine\nsavanna. It should be possible to stay on dry trails. But\, if you want to fully explore the\narea\, be prepared to get your feet wet. \nMeet at 10:30 at the gravel parking area at the entrance. It should hold most if not all of\nour cars. [The rest can park along the road if needed.] Be prepared for lunch on the trail;\nthere are no convenient picnic areas. There are no restrooms. \nIf you decide to leave early\, Bishopville has both the South Carolina Cotton Museum\n[admission] and Pearl Fryar’s Topiary Garden. \nDirections to Lynchburg Savanna Heritage Preserve [387 C C Rd\, Lynchburg\, SC 29080]: \nFrom Exit 120 of I-20 near Bishopville\, go south on SC 341. In 2.9 miles bear right on\nSC 527 for 7.7 miles. Here turn left (east) onto Road 327\, CC Road\, for about 3 miles to\nthe preserve entrance on the left (north). The intersection of SC 527 and Road 327 is 3\nmiles north of US 76. \nFrom Exit 132 of I-95\, go north on SC 527 for 14 miles. Then turn right (east) onto Road\n327 and follow the directions above. \nDirections to Watford’s Bar-B-Que Restaurant [341 S Main St\, Bishopville\, SC 29010]:\nTurn right (west) on Road 327 and return to SC 527. Drive 7.5 miles north to Wisacky\nand continue straight on what is now SC 341 for an additional 6 miles. Turn left on US\n15/501 in Bishopville. The restaurant will be on the left in a few blocks. Phone number:\n(803) 484-6223 \nSite Description from the SC DNR Website:\nLatitude: 34.0433 Longitude: 80.1383\nAcreage: 291 County: Lee Game Zone: 4\nProperty Type: Heritage Preserve / WMA Specific \nFew people get to see such an excellent example of a wet longleaf pine savanna listed\nby botanists and ecologists as one of the most biologically diverse and imperiled\necosystems in North America. The SC Department of Natural Resources’ Lynchburg\nSavanna Heritage Preserve in Lee County is a haven for unusual and rare plants. In the\nspring\, the mating calls of tiny frogs can be almost deafening. \nAlong the old logging road that loops across the property\, look for insectivorous plants\nsuch as the yellow pitcher-plant\, hooded pitcher-plant and sundew. A rich array of\nwildflowers\, some common and some quite rare\, provides color from spring to fall.\nLynchburg Savanna Heritage Preserve has been described as a “hot spot” for a group\nof sparrow species rarely seen in one place: Bachman’s\, song\, Lincoln’s and field\nsparrows. Cricket frogs are one of the few frog species active during the day. Although\nyou can’t help hearing them\, you will rarely see them as they move near the water’s\nedge. In drier areas\, look for wild turkeys\, bobwhite quail and woodcock. \nThe preserve is open from dawn to dusk\, seven days a week. Winter is the best time to\nobserve all four sparrow species\, while wildflowers will bloom at various times in all\nseasons but winter. If you’re interested in amphibians\, visit during late winter or in the\nspring. \nSite Description from the Carolina Bird Club website by Robin Carter:\nLynchburg Savanna Heritage Preserve is a medium-sized preserve that protects a\nremnant of the longleaf pine-toothache grass savanna habitat that was fairly common in\nthe South Carolina Coastal Plain before European settlement. The preserve is most\nimportant for its plant life. Longleaf pine savannas are some of the most diverse\necosystems in North America. \nThe savanna in the preserve is not pristine. Most notably the old-growth longleaf pines\nthat once were the crowning jewels of this area were logged before the property\nbecame a Heritage Preserve. For the birder this means that Lynchburg Savanna is no\nlonger a good place to find Red-cockaded Woodpecker. (A few Red-cockaded\nWoodpeckers persist in the vicinity\, notably at Longleaf Pine Heritage Preserve. This\nspecies has been observed at Lynchburg Savanna in the past\, but finding one today\nwould be very unusual.) \nEven without the Red-cockaded Woodpeckers Lynchburg Savanna is a popular\ndestination for birders for one main reason—it has sparrows. There are lots of sparrows\npresent at all seasons. Field Sparrows and Chipping Sparrows are common permanent\nresidents\, easily found at all seasons. Bachman’s Sparrows are present year-round as\nwell but are usually located only when they are singing (roughly March through August).\nFrom April through June the ethereal song of the Bachman’s Sparrow is one of the most\ncommon natural sounds at Lynchburg Savanna. With a bit of patience\, a birder can\nlocate a singing Bachman’s Sparrow\, usually perched atop a low shrub or perhaps in a\npine tree. \nOther birds present are typical of the pinewoods and early successional habitats of\ncentral South Carolina. Rarities found nearby (although not yet on the heritage preserve\nproperty) include Common Ground-Dove\, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher\, and Western\nKingbird. The preserve is open during daylight hours only\, but if you are in the\nneighborhood at night you might well hear a Great Horned Owl. During spring and\nsummer Whip-poor-wills are abundant and Chuck-will’s-widows are fairly common.
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