A great example of "hidden New England" is Francis William Bird Park in the appealing southwest Boston suburb of Walpole, Massachusetts - a town mixing suburbia with rural farmland. This pastoral gem boasts 89 acres of gentle rolling parkland framed by tall, majestic trees and a scenic part of the Neponset River. Large stone walkways lead you past open, grassy fields, small walking bridges overlooking the water, mature shade trees, tree groves, and ponds.
