Hickory Hollow Natural Area Preserve is a Natural Area Preserve located in Lancaster County, Virginia and owned by the Northern Neck Audubon Society. Its 254 acres (1.03 km2) of mixed pine-hardwood forest, ravines, and swampland form a habitat for various songbirds, as well as for wild turkey and a rare species of plant. The swamp itself supports many diverse types of life.
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