Blackwood Park is in the seaside community of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This is a lovely two part green space with a rose garden and a playlot. Blackwood Park is a good place for an outing and include in a longer stroll in this Victoria … Continue reading Blackwood Park
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Wesley Park
Wesley Park is in the seaside community of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. About the size of a couple of residential lots in Victoria, Wesley Park is a grass covered quarter of a hectare with a terrific playground. This is small yet wonderful area includes a … Continue reading Wesley Park
Shelbourne Street Green Space
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
Oaklands Elementary School Green Space
Oaklands Elementary School Green Space is in the city of Victoria, B.C., one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green space contains several Garry Oak trees and a split cedar fenced native plant garden all surrounded by a large grassy area. It is balanced by the striking brick … Continue reading Oaklands Elementary School Green Space
Oaklands Green
Oaklands Green is in the City of Victoria, B.C., one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. At the junctions of Hamilton Road, Belmont Avenue and Holly Street is a grassy triangular area with native plant garden beds called Oaklands Green. The woodchip footpath leads around the arbutus and Douglas … Continue reading Oaklands Green
Ivy Place Knoll
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
Mt Stephen Ryan Park
Mt Stephen Ryan Park is in Victoria, B.C., one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. When you are looking for a tranquil urban park to escape to, Mt Stephen Ryan Park is the place. This neighborhood park is 0.22 hectares with a Garry Oak tree meadow. Located on a … Continue reading Mt Stephen Ryan Park
Ryan Ivy Green
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
Mary Lake Nature Sanctuary
Mary Lake Nature Sanctuary is in the seaside community of the Highlands, one of thirteen communities of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This nature sanctuary is about seventy hectares. It lies on the Millstream watershed and is part of the Earsman Creek tributary. Earsman Creek flows from the slopes of Gowlland Tod and … Continue reading Mary Lake Nature Sanctuary
Rowntree Green Space
Rowntree Green Space is in the seaside community of the Highlands, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green space parallels a hydro line access road that permits access into the amazing tranquility of the Highlands. The natural rough trail is from Rowntree Road at the junction with … Continue reading Rowntree Green Space
Walks in Your Backyard 