Thursday, March 12, 2026

Abbey Nature Preserve to close next week to prep for Mungo Homes construction

Abbey Nature Preserve (Port City Daily/Amy Passaretti Willis)

PENDER COUNTY — The Abbey Nature Preserve in Scotts Hill will temporarily close to prepare for a border for construction.

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The park will be closed from Sept. 5 until Sept. 8 for the public’s safety as crews begin to install the boundary line off U.S. 17.

Orange construction fencing and signage will be erected across the current entrance to the Abbey Nature Preserve as a safety precaution. The entrance will eventually become an access road to a new development planned by Mungo Homes.

A temporary entrance will be set up off Scotts Hill Loop Road while 137 single-family homes are built in phase one.

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