Octoraro Lake Watershed
Managed by Chester Water Authority
603 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Kirks Mills Historic District · Photo: Smallbones · CC0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Little Britain Township
26% of Little Britain Township’s land is conserved: 4,451 acres
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Little Britain Township. 112 acres are parks and preserves, 27 per 1,000 residents. 23% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #762 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
26%
4,451 acres · of 27.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
112 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Little Britain Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Little Britain Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Little Britain Township is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #762 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Little Britain Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land26% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land27 acres of park per 1,000 residents (112 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home23% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 48%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 27%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Little Britain Township’s 26% is ahead of 86% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Glenroy Preserve
Managed by Oxford Area Foundation
147 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Octoraro Creek Nature Preserve
Managed by Lancaster Conservancy
77 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
4,451 conserved acres
26% of Little Britain Township’s land. Who manages Little Britain Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County13,038 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1,082 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)333 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government10 ac
Other state land2 ac
Not recorded937 ac
Agricultural Easement · 14,123 acPrivate Agricultural · 779 acPrivate Conservation · 266 acUnknown Easement · 225 acLocal Park · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,553 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 221 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Octoraro Creek Nature Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 161 | Open |
| 1996-005-1 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 74 | Closed |
| 2013-019 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 70 | Closed |
| 2000-008 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 68 | Closed |
| 2000-009 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 67 | Closed |
| 2006-024-1 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 65 | Closed |
| Octorara Creek Acquisition Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 57 | Open |
| 2006-022 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 57 | Closed |
| 1996-006 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 49 | Closed |
| 1999-014 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 49 | Closed |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Kirks Mills Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1978
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Little Britain Township: April to June and August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 43 | 52 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Little Britain Township →
Next door
Little Britain Township and its neighbors
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West Nottingham Township18 miLower Oxford Township14 miColerain Township7.2 miFulton Township0.9 miLittle Britain Township0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Britain Township | 26% | under 0.1 | 27 | 23% | B− |
| Colerain Township | 31% | 0.3 | 23 | 25% | B |
| West Nottingham Township | 37% | 1.3 | 373 | 52% | A |
| Lower Oxford Township | 38% | 0.8 | 129 | 36% | A |
| Fulton Township | 39% | under 0.1 | 133 | 29% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Little Britain Township
How much of Little Britain Township is conserved land?
26% of its land, against a typical 8% for a Pennsylvania town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Little Britain Township’s trails?
Octoraro Lake Watershed and Glenroy Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Little Britain Township?
11,150 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Little Britain Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 112 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Little Britain Township have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #762 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Little Britain Township neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →