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Keally Damelart Green Space

August 2, 2021 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Keally Damelart Green Space is 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 provides a pedestrian walkway between Keally Lane and Damelart Way. This is a good stroll to make with less ferry … Continue reading Keally Damelart Green Space

Hagan Bight Green Space

March 23, 2021 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Hagan Bight Green Space is 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 is a narrow right of way along the pastures of a horse stable. The pathway is composed of gravel and … Continue reading Hagan Bight Green Space

Otter Point Place Green Space

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Otter Point Place Green Space 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 road is the green space to explore while the turnabout of the roadway has terrific blue and white … Continue reading Otter Point Place Green Space

Eagle Crest Park

April 30, 2020April 29, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Eagle Crest 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. Accessed from the end of Eagle Crest Drive, this one and half nature park has a trail though a second growth … Continue reading Eagle Crest Park

Amanda Place Park

April 29, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Amanda Place Park is in the seaside community of Sooke / Otter Point, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia and is part of the Juan De Fuca Electoral District Parkland.  This nature park is in the quiet residential area of Otter Point. The half a hectare is a … Continue reading Amanda Place Park

Arranwood Park

September 2, 2019August 31, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

  Arranwood Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park has a walkway that connects with both Felderhof Park and with the parks along Callumwood Lane. The name of the park commemorates, perhaps, the Isle of Arran, Scotland. The footpath … Continue reading Arranwood Park

Sooke Potholes Parks

July 9, 2019August 24, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Sooke Potholes Provincial and Regional Parks are in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the southern end of Vancouver Island, the two parks are side-by-side and provide protection and access to the popular summer swimming destination. The provincial park is the … Continue reading Sooke Potholes Parks

Selwyn Falls Park

June 30, 2019June 26, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Selwyn Falls Park is in the Mill Hill neighborhood of Langford, B.C. The landscaped park has a playground on about a five hundred square meter area. There is a slide and climbing apparatus as well as swings set on a pea gravel base. Cedar hedge trees form part of the fence along the south side … Continue reading Selwyn Falls 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

Shelbourne Street Green Space

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 1 Comment

Shelbourne Street Green Space is in the city of Victoria, B.C., one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Planted as a memorial to British Columbia war veterans in 1921 along Shelbourne Street are many large deciduous trees. At that time Shelbourne Street was a major road leading of Victoria … Continue reading Shelbourne Street Green Space

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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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