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McCallum Road Park

July 3, 2019June 26, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

McCallum Road Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A large Wark gneiss knoll lies along the eastern end of McCallum Road Park near the Millstream Shopping Center in Langford, B.C. Covered with mosses and several small oak and arbutus trees, this … Continue reading McCallum Road Park

Sooke River Road Park

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Illustration by D.L. MacPhail Sooke River Road Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The linear park has an eight hundred and twenty three meter trail along Sooke River Road in the Milnes Landing area of Sooke. This trail is the … Continue reading Sooke River Road Park

Sooke River Park

July 2, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 2 Comments

Sooke River Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The park hosts the Sooke Horseshoe Pitch with its fenced and secured pitches and grounds. The Sooke River Park includes a limited access area of the Sooke River tidal area. This estuary … Continue reading Sooke River Park

Sunkist Park

June 28, 2019June 26, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Sunkist Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is a 0.17 hectare nature area in the Thetis Heights neighborhood of Langford, B.C. It is bordered by fences and cedar hedges of private homes. The south side of the park is … Continue reading Sunkist Park

Billings Spit Green Space

June 23, 2019June 25, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

  Billings Spit Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green space is on the Sooke River estuary and on Billings Spit.  During the low water periods of the tidal cycle the beach area in enlarged into a wide … Continue reading Billings Spit Green Space

Kaltasin Park

June 22, 2019June 21, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Kaltasin Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is on the Sooke River estuary and along the eastern shoreline of Billings Spit. The scenic oceanside park has a  few big Douglas fir trees along its estuary shoreline. There are … Continue reading Kaltasin Park

Seabroom Park

June 21, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Seabroom Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Seabroom Park is along the shoreline of Sooke Basin Harbour. Lannan Flats are included in this half a hectare parkland. This parkland is surrounded by private property, condominiums and is close to a … Continue reading Seabroom Park

Gourman Park

June 19, 2019June 18, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

At almost a hectare in size, the polygonal shaped Gourman Park shares its east border with Thetis Lake Regional Park. It is also shares it perimeter with several single family homes in this Thetis Heights neighborhood of Langford, B.C. There is a trail that connects with the Phelps Road Trail in Thetis Lake Park and … Continue reading Gourman Park

Haley Rae Place Park

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Haley Rae Place Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A gravel seventy meter long pedestrian pathway connects Haley Rae Place with Thetis Lake Park and trails in Langford , B.C. The pathway is bordered by wood fences on both sides. The … Continue reading Haley Rae Place Park

Goodridge Green Space

June 18, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

  Goodridge Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green space is near the Goodridge Peninsula in Sooke Basin which connects with the harbor, Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean. This peninsula forms the southern side … Continue reading Goodridge Green Space

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Urban parks and green spaces

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  • 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
  • Royal Oak Middle School Green Space
  • Quick’s Bottom Park Arboretum
  • Thomas Francis/ Freeman King Regional Park

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