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McClure Green Space

April 9, 2019April 8, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 1 Comment

  McClure Green Space is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This grass covered green space is part of the road right of way for McClure Street, near downtown Victoria, BC. There is a bench to rest at while watching the vehicles … Continue reading McClure Green Space

Hereward Green

March 17, 2019March 14, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Hereward Green is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Slightly smaller than a quarter of a hectare, Hereward Green is a triangular green space in the western edge of the Vic West neighborhood in Victoria, BC. It borders on the Capital Region … Continue reading Hereward Green

Raynor Park

March 15, 2019March 14, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Raynor Park is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that  form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Raynor Park is an eighth of a hectare playground in the Vic West neighborhood of Victoria, BC. This is a wonderful place to explore nature and get outdoors. There are swings, slides and … Continue reading Raynor Park

Banfield Commons Garden

March 13, 2019March 12, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Banfield Commons Garden is a located on the parkland on Banfield Park. Curiously, it is located adjacent to Rayn Or Shine allotment and common gardens bed. The difference between the two is that Banfield Commons Garden is messy, or messier. As a permaculture food garden the plant material is buried in the soil or left … Continue reading Banfield Commons Garden

Manchester Green Space

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 1 Comment

Manchester Green Space is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Manchester Green Space is formed from the road right of way of Manchester Road. It has a sixty meter concrete pathway that connects to the junction of Gorge Road East and Jutland … Continue reading Manchester Green Space

Pandora Avenue Green Space

February 13, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 1 Comment

Pandora Avenue Green Space is in the city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Curiously a Chilean Pine tree, aka the monkey puzzle tree, (Araucaria araucana) grows in the middle of Pandora Avenue Green Space.  This reptilian looking conifer always catches my imagination as well as … Continue reading Pandora Avenue Green Space

Adanac Street Green Space

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 1 Comment

Adanac Street Green Space is in the seaside City of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This street is named after Canada spelt backwards. The green space is a wonderful Garry Oak grove with rocky outcrops. This green space connects to the Shelbourne Street Green Space. The … Continue reading Adanac Street Green Space

Yew Street Green Space

January 24, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 1 Comment

Yew Street Green Space is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This linear green space connects Reed Street with Villance Street near Tolmie Street with a seventy-five meter paved path. The pathway appears to be the original right of way for Yew … Continue reading Yew Street Green Space

Ivy Place Knoll

January 17, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 1 Comment

Ivy Place Knoll is in the seaside community of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This discrete natural footpath is a connector trail between the end of Ivy Place to Hamilton Street. The rough trail is steep and sometimes slippery over the granite rocks and covers a … Continue reading Ivy Place Knoll

Ryan Ivy Green

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 2 Comments

The Ryan Street Green Space or Ryan Ivy Green is located in Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A grove of Garry Oak trees covers the street corner called Ryan Ivy Green. The footpath through the grass cover space connects Cedar Hill Road and Ivy Place. This … Continue reading Ryan Ivy Green

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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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