Controlled deer management hunts, run by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Hunter Education Program, will be taking place at Lyndhurst Ponds Natural Area Preserve between September 5th, 2026, and March 28th, 2026. These hunts will only take place on select weekends, Saturdays, and Sundays, during this time window. Please see the link below for further information about these hunts and why they are taking place. Any questions about these hunts should directed to DWR staff at the Region 4 office (540) 248-9360.
Located near the Town of Lyndhurst in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, Lyndhurst Ponds Natural
Area Preserve features several examples of natural wetlands known as Shenandoah Valley
Sinkhole Ponds. In addition to supporting globally rare plant communities, these wetlands
provide habitat for two extremely rare plants found almost nowhere else outside of the
Shenandoah Valley – the federally threatened Virginia Sneezeweed (Helenium virginicum) and
the new-to-science Valley Doll's-Daisy (Boltonia montana). The preserve's sinkhole ponds and
streams provide important breeding habitat for a variety of amphibians, and many species of
neotropical migratory birds rely on its forests and open grasslands for breeding, resting, and
foraging during migrations.
DCR-Natural Heritage is undertaking a variety of management practices to restore the former pastures and fields to native grasslands and open woodlands representative of the historic
Shenandoah Valley landscape.
VISITATION:
This preserve has no public access facilities. All public visitation must be arranged with the Shenandoah Valley Regional Steward.
Department of Conservation and Recreation
