Seagirt Park is in the seaside Juan de Fuca Electoral Area; this area is bordered by Sooke and lies in East Sooke; thus the park is included in the section about Sooke. Both Sooke and the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area are part of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Seagrit Park is … Continue reading Seagrit Park
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Empress Hotel Gardens
Empress Hotel Gardens are in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located near the waterfront of James Bay in the Inner Harbour of Victoria, B.C., this historical stone chateau-design hotel was completed for the Canadian Pacific Railway by nineteen o-eight. The gardens were … Continue reading Empress Hotel Gardens
Lone Tree Regional Park
Lone Tree Hill Regional Park is in the community of the Highlands, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The slopes of Lone Tree Hill Park host a glorious display of wildflowers in spring. The wonderful 360-degree awesome vista from the 364metre summit of Lone Tree Hill is worth … Continue reading Lone Tree Regional Park
Mount Work Hartland Bike Trails
The Mount Work Hartland Bike Trails lie on the western slope of Mount Work in the community of the Highlands, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the southern end of Vancouver Island this section of Mount Work Regional Park was designed for mountain biking. Mt Work … Continue reading Mount Work Hartland Bike Trails
St Marys’ Green Space
The grounds of Saint Marys’ are two separate green spaces that host buildings of the third oldest Anglican congregation on Vancouver Island. Located in Metchosin, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District, St Marys' Church heritage site, at 4354, was created in the late eighteen seventies. It is used mainly for periodic events. The newer … Continue reading St Marys’ Green Space
Nugget Park
Nugget Park is in the Mill Hill neighborhood of Langford, B.C. There are post boxes at the base of the park with landscaped split-cedar fencing, grass and street trees. The exposed granite and metamorphic rocks are topped with arbutus trees and small Douglas fir trees. This steep park lies on one tenth of a hectare … Continue reading Nugget Park
Millpond Park
Millpond Park is in the Mill Hill neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This park borders on Mill Hill Park and Crystalview Elementary School Green Space. A second growth Douglas fir and garry oak forest lies on the southeastern side of the hill at about one hundred and fifty meters above sea level. A small ephemeral pond … Continue reading Millpond Park
Humpback Road Park
Humpback Road Park is in the Goldstream neighborhood of Langford, B.C. It parallels the roadway with the tall Douglas fir trees and include a couple of these trees that were planted in eighteen eighty-six. Mister Phair, proprietor of the Goldstream Hotel, created a welcoming route with eighty-six fir trees planted along the boardwalk that lead … Continue reading Humpback Road Park
Lakewood Elementary School Green Space
Lakewood Elementary School is part the Sooke School District (number sixty two). The green space includes the large school yard with two large sports fields and several playground areas. The two hectare green space is in the Florence Lake neighborhood of Langford, B.C. The south playground is on a wood chip base with a curved … Continue reading Lakewood Elementary School Green Space
Muirfield Park
Muirfield Park is in the Bear Mountain neighborhood of Langford, BC. The one fifth of a hectare park is landscaped with grass and trees with much of the vegetation around the exposed bedrock left to grow. The park and nearby street refer to one of the oldest golf courses in Scotland, Muirfield, the Honorably Company … Continue reading Muirfield Park
Walks in Your Backyard 