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Fentress Lochside Green Space

February 1, 2021February 21, 2021 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Fentress Lochside Green Space lies in the municipality of Central Saanich, one of the thirteen which form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island, this green space lies along the easement of Fentress Road beside Lochside Drive and the Pat Bay Highway. There is redwood tree with … Continue reading Fentress Lochside Green Space

Fentress Park

January 31, 2021February 21, 2021 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Fentress Park lies in the municipality of Central Saanich, one of the thirteen which form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island, Fentress Park is about 2000 square meters. It is found on the west side the Pat Bay Highway, Hwy 17, near the border between North … Continue reading Fentress Park

Beach Camp Town Park

November 17, 2020January 6, 2021 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Beach Camp Town Park is in the community of Port Renfrew and lies in the Juan De Fuca Electoral Area and is part of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park hosts a long sandy beach with several shallow tidal bars. This sandy beach lies along the south shore of Port San Juan … Continue reading Beach Camp Town Park

Port Renfrew Elementary School Green Space

October 20, 2020January 6, 2021 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Port Renfrew Elementary School Green Space is in the community of Port Renfrew and lies in the Juan De Fuca Electoral Area and is part of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The green space is in the School District of Sooke #62. The school yard has a playarea and a grass covered field.  … Continue reading Port Renfrew Elementary School Green Space

The Park in Port Renfrew

October 19, 2020January 6, 2021 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

The Park in Port Renfrew is in the community of Port Renfrew and lies in the Juan De Fuca Electoral Area and is part of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This polygon shaped playground is surrounded by homes. It features swings, a zipline, climbing apparatus and a grass covered field.  This is a … Continue reading The Park in Port Renfrew

Elrose Park

September 28, 2020January 6, 2021 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

  Elrose Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia and is part of the Juan De Fuca Electoral District Parkland. The park, which is about an hectare in size, has a manicure baseball field with a chainlink fence line and backstop. … Continue reading Elrose Park

Juan de Fuca Provincial Park

July 10, 2020January 31, 2021 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Juan de Fuca Provincial Park is west of the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The Juan de Fuca Trail, within the park, lies along the northern side of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the south western end of Vancouver Island.  This … Continue reading Juan de Fuca Provincial Park

Sandcut Beach – Jordan River Regional Park

July 7, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Jordan River Regional Park is east of the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia and lies in the Juan de Fuca Electoral District of British Columbia. This park is the west coast highway just past point-no-point café and motel. The park lines both sides … Continue reading Sandcut Beach – Jordan River Regional Park

Fishboat Bay Park

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 1 Comment

Fishboat Bay Park is west of the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia and lies in the Juan de Fuca Electoral District of British Columbia. The three hectare nature park lies on the southern end of Vancouver Island and along the shore line of … Continue reading Fishboat Bay Park

French Beach Provincial Park

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

French Beach Provincial Park is east of the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia and lies in the Juan de Fuca Electoral District. The one hundred and forty five acres were donated to the province of British Columbia. The property and name of this … Continue reading French Beach Provincial Park

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Urban parks and green spaces

Let’s go for a walk

  • McMorran Beach Park
  • Walema-Polson Green Space
  • Agate Park
  • Parker Park (Sayward Beach)
  • Fenn Road Beach
  • Cordova Bay Elementary School Green Space
  • Beckton Park
  • Sayward Hill Park
  • Lochside Park
  • Fowler Park
  • Glendale Trail and Green Space
  • Camosun College Interurban Campus Green Spaces
  • Layritz Park
  • Saanich Commonwealth Place Park
  • Normandy Park

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