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Colville Ball Park

July 11, 2018August 6, 2018 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Colville Ball Park is in the seaside community of Esquimalt, one of thirteen communities in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This fenced sand locked sports field is grass covered with markings for three softball diamonds. One diamond is completely fenced with a gravel area in the outfield. These fields are used by the … Continue reading Colville Ball Park

Highrock Green Space

July 10, 2018August 6, 2018 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Highrock Green Space is in the seaside community of Esquimalt, one of thirteen communities in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This small grass lot is a splendid place to play.  There is a bench along the back fence. Highrock Park, Rockcrest Nature Area, Lugrin Park, Wurtele Park and the Rockheights Middle School Green … Continue reading Highrock Green Space

Crescent Green Space

June 5, 2018 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Crescent Green Space is in the seaside community of Oak Bay, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located close to the Chinese Cemetery and Trafalger Park, Crescent Green Space is a grass covered triangular shaped area on the corner of Crescent Road and Quimper Road. This traffic corner … Continue reading Crescent Green Space

Carnarvon Park

September 26, 2017 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Carnarvon Park is in the seaside community of Oak Bay which is part of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is a small multifaceted jewel in Oak Bay. In the late eighteen hundreds, this area was developed as the Willows horse racing track, presently, the park hosts two baseball diamonds, tennis courts, … Continue reading Carnarvon Park

A.T. Gordon Memorial Park

July 20, 2016 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

A.T. Gordon Memorial Park is in the Happy Valley neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This park is the legacy of volunteer firefighter and gentle man who resided  in Langford: Mister Alexander Thomas Gordon. The park has baseball diamond with chain link fencing, a seasonal concession, picnic tables and washrooms. There is also a playground and walking … Continue reading A.T. Gordon Memorial Park

Sun Estates Park

July 4, 2016 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Sun Estates Park is in the Braemar Heights neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This park borders on southern slopes Lookout Lake Park, a swimming and fishing reservoir in Colwood, B.C.  This green space is on the western slope of Triangular Hill also called Triangle Mountain.  Rocky outcrops with cedar and Douglas fir are found in this … Continue reading Sun Estates Park

Ed Fisher Memorial Park

May 10, 2016 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Ed Fisher Memorial Park is in the Happy Valley neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This one hectare park has a playground, chain-link fenced baseball diamond, an equipment building and walking pathways. The ball field is used seasonal by the Juan de Fuca Soccer Association for soccer games. The playground is separated from the ball field by the parking … Continue reading Ed Fisher Memorial Park

Tanzanita Park

November 22, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Tanzanita Park is in the Mill Hill neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This grass covered park is on a quiet street with a good view to the east. The playground, while small, has equipment that resembles a jeep or wagon with a slide and several way ways to climb up to it. It is set a … Continue reading Tanzanita Park

Nugget Park

October 31, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

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

Deerview Park

June 24, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

A small forested oasis forms Deerview Park in the Bear Mountain neighborhood of Langford, B.C. With a view point to the southeast, a bench provides a place to rest near the intersection of Spirit Ridge Drive and Deerview Place. The park is partially landscaped with grass and several trees. In behind the bench is a … Continue reading Deerview Park

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  • Cordova Bay Elementary School Green Space
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