Leslie Science & Nature Center

Really cool and all the birds are rescues that would not be able to survive in the wild.

This might be a beautiful place, but the presence of so many caged birds takes away from the atmosphere. As a nature lover, I believe those birds belong in the wild.

My grandson who is now 6 ½, his mother and grandmother and I have been coming here for a couple years now. This is a very special place for us, one of our favorite spots in Washtenaw county. The staff are wonderful people, and it is a beautiful place to learn and experience nature. Thank you Leslie Science and Nature Center!

On December 29^th 2013 my family noticed a hawk in our backyard. It was pretty cool. I wanted to know more about these birds of prey (relative to Ann Arbor) and stumbled across the Leslie Science & Nature Center. We decided to go. It is completely free, but they do accept donations — if you’re in a position to donate, please do! The birds of prey at the Leslie Science & Nature Center are all beautiful. The staff at the critter house are friendly and knowledgable. The Leslie Science & Nature Center is definitely a must see!
Oh, and the hours of operation posted on Unilocal are incorrect. We stopped by on a Sunday and they were open. Please refer to the Ann Arbor official web page for correct information.

Your local Nature Center, but much cooler! A fun place to go for a hike or to visit the animals and critters that they have. The many creatures provide a great learning opportunity and the friendly staff just pull it all together and create an atmosphere where learning and fun happen.
I’ve been here for various events, and quiet hikes, too bad more people don’t enjoy this place!
If you are in the area, go visit! Go now! Don’t wait! You will enjoy yourself :)

If you love seeing live animals and learning about nature, you will love the Leslie Science and Nature Center! They have events for all ages, like photography workshops, flight programs with the birds, education series for little ones and much much more. Currently, they have 19 non-​releasable birds of prey that you can visit with during daylight hours and its totally FREE! How cool is that?!?
I truly could keep talking about how great this non-​profit is, but I believe you need to go and check it out for yourself. Bring a picnic, camera, hiking shoes and walk their 50 aces of City Park and trails.
They also offer volunteer opportunities for people who are interested in learning more about raptors or critters. And if you want to help out you can Adopt-​A-​Raptor or Adopt-​A-​Critter! I wish i could give them 10 stars! This place is totally a hiden gem of Ann Arbor.

I am surprised the Leslie Science & Nature Center does not have more reviews.
As said by the other reviewers there are a wide variety of creatures and crawlers at the LSNC. Additionally, most weekends they have events for kids (big and small) like Let it snow days and holiday ones for Valentine’s Day, Halloween, etc. most of which are free or inexpensive.
My favorite part is the trails and birds. I was there last weekend and someone brought their dog with them (to walk the trails) and one of the birds puffed up all it’s feathers and grew about four times the size. This is something I would have never gotten to see anywhere else.
I have been in the woods hiking here and for a minute you feel like you have completely left the city behind. It is especially beautiful in the spring and summer time because you get to try and find wild creatures.
The Leslie Science & Nature center is a great place for anyone to spend the afternoon with nature.

This is a very cool comprehensive nature and science complex, that includes a nature house, a «critter» house, teaching gardens and hiking trails.
I was here on a sunny summer morning to check out the «Discovery Garden» which was beautiful and full of sunflowers and to walk the trails. I could hear there was something going on in Nature House. I peeked in to see children sitting on the floor listening to a man playing guitar and singing– it sounded educational, but the kids were rapt. I have several friends that tell me their kids beg to go back there repeatedly.
I haven’t had a chance to visit the «Critter House,» which contains Michigan wildlife like snakes and turtles and rabbits, but that’s on my list for the next trip.