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Tag: green space

Turkey Head Walkway and Mary Todd Islet

March 28, 2018 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

  Turkey Head Walkway and Mary Tod Islet is in the seaside community of Oak Bay, one of thirteen areas of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Watch and feed the seals that inhabit in the ocean waters near the Oak Bay Marina from the Turkey Head Walkway. This boardwalk starts near the bus … Continue reading Turkey Head Walkway and Mary Todd Islet

Saint Patrick’s Perish Green Space

March 6, 2018 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Saint Patrick’s Perish Green Space is in the seaside community of Oak Bay, one of thirteen areas of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Initially called Willows Church the building was on a large open field and was created in nineteen twelve. Shortly thereafter it became the original perish for Lady of our Lourdes … Continue reading Saint Patrick’s Perish Green Space

Camas Trail

January 9, 2018 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Camas Trail Green Space is in the seaside community of Oak Bay, one of thirteen areas of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Named for the camas lilies, bulb plants with a spring time blue flower, that were a seasonal food of the residents of this area. These spring time flowers usually are best … Continue reading Camas Trail

Dorset Devon Green Space

December 23, 2017 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

  Dorset Devon Green Space is in the seaside community of Oak Bay, one of thirteen areas of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green space is a pedestrian friendly pathway between Dorset and Devon roads. The concrete walkway is about twenty meters long and lined by the wood fence and hedges of … Continue reading Dorset Devon Green Space

Rutland Green Space

November 29, 2017 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Rutland Green Space is in the seaside community of Oak Bay, one of the thirteen regions in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A rough pedestrian footpath leads through a thicket of blackberry and snowberry bushes to the rocky foreshore bordering on the Salish Sea. Overlooking Discovery and Chatham islands, a seven step concrete … Continue reading Rutland Green Space

Midland Green Space

October 3, 2017 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

  Midland Green Space is located in the seaside community of Oak Bay, part of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green space is long rectangular shape that was formed for the street car access to the Uplands Farm Estates in the early nineteen hundreds. It is mostly a natural-scape in this highly … Continue reading Midland Green Space

Midland Circle Green Space

September 27, 2017 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Midland Circle Green Space is located in the seaside community of Oak Bay, part of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green space was formed in earlier nineteen hundreds as part of the terminus of the streetcar to provide access to the Uplands Farm Estates. The asphalt covers the railway bed that formed … Continue reading Midland Circle Green Space

Cedar Cadboro Green Space

September 14, 2017 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

A green space to photograph is at the junction of Cadboro Bay Road and Cedar Hill Cross Road. The large welcome to Oak Bay sign surrounded by flowers and greenery could make a lovely picture. The well-manicured lawn and plants are shaded by the large Garry oak trees in the small green space. This green … Continue reading Cedar Cadboro Green Space

Wild Ridge Park

July 20, 2016 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Wild Ridge Park is in the Happy Valley neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This park is a steep loose shale walking trail between Ridge Pond Drive and Wild Ridge Place. This pathway is frequented by dog walking, hikers and those wanting to train on a steep rough terrain. There are a few Douglas fir trees in … Continue reading Wild Ridge Park

Valley View Pond Park

July 20, 2016 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Valley View Pond Park is located in the Happy Valley neighborhood of Langford, B.C. The footpath in this path is along a small creek that flows from the Olympic View Golf Course. A series of small ponds and small earth dams makes the parkland unique. There are cottonwood and cedar trees in the park as … Continue reading Valley View Pond Park

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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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