Selwyn Cedarvale Green Space is in the Mill Hill neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This rough seventy meter long footpath from Selwyn Road connects to the trails in Cedar Vale Park. The gravel pathway is border by patches of Himalayan blackberries that grow beside the fences. The trail crosses over the tunnel that protects Mill Stream … Continue reading Selwyn Cedarvale Green Space
Author: Healthy Naturalist
Hi! I'm Roberta, an avid walker, hiker and naturalist.
I'm a back yard hiker which means I hike the local area where I live on Vancouver Island. I share these urban parks and outdoor spaces with you. I want to encourage you to explore the neighborhoods in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia by foot. Immersing yourself in your natural world, on the southern end of Vancouver Island and elsewhere, helps you to find balance in life. Spending time in the woods, called forest bathing, has health benefits such as calmness, relaxing and recentering.
Golden Spike Green Space
Golden Spike Green Space is in the Goldstream Meadows neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This green space, formed over an old gravel pit, is bordered by a chain-link fence and has a gravel trail that leads down the slope to the West Shore Parkway. There are several parks nearby including Mt Wells Regional Park, Turner's Bog … Continue reading Golden Spike Green Space
Kettle Creek Park
Kettle Creek Park is the Goldstream Meadows neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This park is bordered by a chain link fence to the north and fences of family homes to the south. There are several shore pine trees, rose bushes and deciduous trees in this grassy landscaped park. A couple of picnic tables along the gravel … Continue reading Kettle Creek Park
Goldstream Meadows Park
Goldstream Meadows Park is a wetland area in the Goldstream neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This wetland park lies on the northwestern end of Langford Lake and is also the name for warehouse buildings in this area. The park has two main trails: Henson Trail and Ed Nixon Trail. It also borders along Langford Lake Park. … Continue reading Goldstream Meadows Park
Ravenview Park
Raven View Park is in the Goldstream neighborhood of Langford, B.C. About a hectare in size, Raven View Park is roughly an L-shaped parkland with a small ephemeral creek. This park borders on private acreages and Mount Well Regional Park. This nature park has several large cedar, Douglas fir and big leaf maple trees and … Continue reading Ravenview Park
Humpback Sooke Flowline Green Space
The Humpback Sooke Flowline Green Space is in the Goldstream neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This green space is a thirty meter wide right of way with a trail along the top of the one and half meter diameter pipe. The water pipe, which was forty four kilometers long, was disconnected in nineteen seventy and now … Continue reading Humpback Sooke Flowline Green Space
Mount Wells Regional Park
Mount Wells Regional Park is in the Goldstream neighborhood of Langford, B.C. There are two view points from the summit both with excellent views to the east toward Victoria, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Mt Baker in Washington State. Mount McDonald lies to the immediate west of Mt Wells and is part of … Continue reading Mount Wells Regional Park
Irwin Park
Irwin Park is in the Goldstream neighborhood of Langford, B.C. As part of a former campground, this park has wide trails and recovering clearings as well as a couple of ponds, formed with a couple of dams along Parkdale Creek. A gate house, originally from the campground, lies near the western entrance to the park. … Continue reading Irwin Park
Goldstream Green Space
The Goldstream Green Space has a wonderful sculpture of a fireman, dog and child. It is in front of the volunteer fire hall along Sooke Lake Road in the Goldstream neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This green space has a lush grassy area that surrounds the sculpture and sign. This green space borders along Goldstream Provincial … Continue reading Goldstream Green Space
Sooke Lake Road Green Space, Langford
The Sooke Lake Road Green Space in the Goldstream neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This green space parallels the road in the form of a concrete, gravel and dirt footpath under some very tall Douglas fir trees. The three hundred meters trail starts at the Goldstream Inn and continues to the CRD business house. Initially, the … Continue reading Sooke Lake Road Green Space, Langford
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