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Tag: nature area

Amethyst Way Park

November 20, 2019November 17, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Amethyst Way Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is along Amethyst Way a quiet street in Sooke. The park has several tall trees, rocks and small grass covered area. This is a good place to walk in your … Continue reading Amethyst Way Park

Shambrook Green Space

August 13, 2019August 15, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Shambrook Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. There is a hundred meter long gravel pathway that connects to Sunriver Nature Trail Park from Shambrook Drive. A second trail from the end of Shambrook Drive also leads into the parkland. … Continue reading Shambrook Green Space

Kirby Park

July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

        Illustration by DL MacPhail Kirby Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The linear park has a three hundred and eight five meter trail along Kirby Road in the Milnes Landing area of Sooke. The multi-user pathway … Continue reading Kirby Park

Sooke Harbour Cemetery Green Space

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Sooke Harbour Cemetery Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Formed in nineteen twenty two, this one hectare grass covered green space has tall Douglas fir trees and a few deciduous trees among the headstones. The cemetery is fenced with … Continue reading Sooke Harbour Cemetery Green Space

Haley Rae Place Park

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Haley Rae Place Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A gravel seventy meter long pedestrian pathway connects Haley Rae Place with Thetis Lake Park and trails in Langford , B.C. The pathway is bordered by wood fences on both sides. The … Continue reading Haley Rae Place Park

Bear Mountain Parkway Green Space

June 5, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

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 hectare area is near the Stone Gate subdivision and has the large sign for the area located on the lower end. Gardner Creek, a … Continue reading Bear Mountain Parkway Green Space

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Urban parks and green spaces

Let’s go for a walk

  • 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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