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Category: Langford

Golden Spike Green Space

September 27, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

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

September 26, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

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

September 26, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

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

September 26, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

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

September 24, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

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

September 23, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

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

September 21, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

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

Sooke Lake Road Green Space, Langford

September 11, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

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

Henson Trail

September 10, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Henson Trail is in the Goldstream neighborhood of Langford, B.C. The one kilometer trail branches off of the Ed Nixon Trail near Langford Lake and continues along the Trans Canada Highway toward the West Shore Parkway. After crossing the parkway the trail follows along the concrete sidewalk past the gas station and along Amy Road. … Continue reading Henson Trail

Elegante Andre Green Space

September 8, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Elegante Andre Green Space is in the Goldstream neighborhood of Langford, B.C. The gravel walkway is about seventy-five meters long. It is bordered by the fences of the neighboring homes. Cressida Park, Gold Stream Provincial Park, Mt Wells Regional Park, Harlequin Park, Goldstream Meadows Park, Langford Lake Park and several green spaces are nearby. Geographic … Continue reading Elegante Andre Green Space

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