Land Near Wildlife Refuges in Tidewater

The Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge spans over 9,000 acres across Essex, Richmond County, and Lancaster County — one of the largest conservation holdings in Tidewater Virginia. Its scattered tracts along the lower Rappahannock protect bald eagle nesting habitat, migratory bird corridors, and tidal marsh. Land adjacent to NWR tracts offers permanent open-space protection on at least one boundary, plus access to some of the best birding and wildlife viewing in the Mid-Atlantic. PerfectPlace uses PAD-US federal land data to identify parcels that directly border refuge land across all 8 counties.