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Bear Mountain Parkway Green Space

July 12, 2019July 9, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Bear Mountain Parkway Green Space is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The nature area that divides a small section the Bear Mountain Parkway has several tall Douglas fir and cedar trees with a dense ground cover of shrubs. This one and half … Continue reading Bear Mountain Parkway Green Space

Stone Gate Park

July 11, 2019July 6, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

The drive up to the Bear Mountain Resort is lined with several nature parks. This area of Langford, BC, is on the eastern slope of the Mount Finlayson in Langford, B.C. Stone Gate Park is between the one kilometer and one and half markers seen on the sidewalk beside the BM Parkway. This park is … Continue reading Stone Gate Park

Garnet Court Green Space

July 9, 2019July 6, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Garnet Court Green Space is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The forty meter long concrete pathway leads into Setchfield Park, a large nature park in Langford, B.C. Located in the Bear Mountain and Florence Lake neighborhood, Gannet Court Green Space is bordered … Continue reading Garnet Court Green Space

Sunshine Park

July 8, 2019July 6, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Sunshine Park is small play area along Sunshine Terrace in Langford, B.C. Sunshine Terrace is a street with seventeen residential homes that were developed in nineteen ninety nine. Located beside the Millstream Shopping Center, Sunshine Park has a large asphalt area with portable hockey goals. A three meter rock wall forms the south border . … Continue reading Sunshine Park

Selwyn Green Space

July 7, 2019July 6, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Selwyn Green Space is in the Mill Hill neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This green space has an unique feature of a waterfall and pond that is well established with wetland plants. Selwyn Falls Park is further up the hill while Leckfield Park, Cedarvale Park, Mill Hill Regional Park and Jeanine Park are nearby. Geographic location … Continue reading Selwyn Green Space

McCallum Road Park

July 3, 2019June 26, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

McCallum Road Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A large Wark gneiss knoll lies along the eastern end of McCallum Road Park near the Millstream Shopping Center in Langford, B.C. Covered with mosses and several small oak and arbutus trees, this … Continue reading McCallum Road Park

McCallum Road Green Space

July 2, 2019June 26, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

McCallum Road Green Space is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia on Vancouver Island. is along the emergency access road between Selwyn Road and McCallum Road in Langford, B.C. The green space has a paved roadway with large rocks forming walls that support … Continue reading McCallum Road Green Space

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

Hansen Park

June 27, 2019June 26, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Hansen Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is a small wetland area in the Thetis Heights neighborhood of Langford, B.C. The western side of the park has steep slopes while a small shallow aerated lake, Hansen Lake, takes up … Continue reading Hansen Park

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  • Parker Park (Sayward Beach)
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  • Cordova Bay Elementary School Green Space
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  • Normandy Park
  • Royal Oak Middle School Green Space
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