Ben Eoin Provincial Park

Ben Eoin Provincial Park [2] is a small secluded provincial park on an old farm against hardwood-covered hills in the community of Ben Eoin, Nova Scotia, Canada, on the south side of the East Bay of the Bras d'Or Lake, on Cape Breton Island.

This picnic and hiking park is managed by the provincial Department of Natural Resources and is situated on a heavily wooded 225 acres (91 ha) parcel of Crown land.

[7]Nova Scotia's provincial parks were often fields or farms donated to the province in the 1950s and 1960s that became fertile ground for white spruce and other short-lived tree species.

To address the situation the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources is employing ecological restoration techniques.

[8][9] In the summer of 2013, and through the following winter, a study monitoring bat activity using ultrasonic detectors was conducted in various sites in eastern Cape Breton.

The study also hoped to shed some additional light on the prevalence of white nose syndrome in eastern Cape Breton.

At least 5754 detections were recorded in Ben Eoin Provincial Park during the study with the most active months being August and September.

Ben Eoin Provincial Park Panorama
A Hemlock Grove along the trail
Ben Eoin Provincial Park Panorama: View from the top of the Ben Eoin Trail