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Tag: nature park

Blaney Green Space

November 28, 2016 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Blaney Green Space is in the District of Metchosin, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This easement between the acreages in the Duke/Albert Head neighborhood leads to a glorious view of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Olympic Mountains in Washington State, USA. Fences line both sides of … Continue reading Blaney Green Space

Graceland Park

November 28, 2016 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Graceland Park is in the District of Metchosin, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia.  At four tenths of a hectare, this nature park is nestled in between two acreages in the Albert Head/Duke Point neighborhood. There is little to indicate that this park is a community area except for a … Continue reading Graceland Park

Reginald Park

May 5, 2016 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Reginald Park is in the Luxton neighborhood of Langford, B.C.  This park is about nine tenths of a hectare and lies on the slopes a one hundred and thirty two meter hill. The parkland is steep yet covered with Douglas fir and cedar trees. It borders along single family homes and the proposed road easement … Continue reading Reginald Park

Langford Lake Park North

February 29, 2016 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Langford Lake Park North is in the Langford Lake area of Langford, B.C. This nature park is about a hectare in size and is shaped like an elongated rectangle. The park extends from Leigh Road, near the Trans Canada over pass, to Goldstream Avenue. There is limited to no access to this parkland which is … Continue reading Langford Lake Park North

Nicklaus Park East

June 26, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Nicklaus Park East lies in the Bear Mountain neighborhood of Langford, B.C. Located on a steep northern slopes of Miniskirt Mountain, Nicklaus Park East is about one third of a hectare in size with a polygonal shape. The park is bordered by several residential homes. Douglas fir, cedar and arbutus trees are seen in the … Continue reading Nicklaus Park East

Skyline Park

June 18, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Skyline Park is in the Bear Mountain neighborhood of Langford, B.C. The park borders on Bear Mountain Parkway, the main road to the resort and golf course near the summit. This nature park is about one third of a hectare in size and is rectangle shape. The bluff in the park stands at one hundred … Continue reading Skyline Park

Bishops Gate Park

June 18, 2015 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Bishops Gate Park is a second growth forested area in the Bear Mountain neighborhood of Langford, B.C. Its two hectares form a nature area with steep slopes on the eastern shoulder of Mt Finlayson. The rise from Millstream Road to Bear Mountain Parkway is fifty-six meters over a distance of two hundred and thirty meters. … Continue reading Bishops Gate 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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