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Priest Cabin Park

June 24, 2020December 12, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 2 Comments

Priest Cabin Park is west of the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia and lies in the Juan de Fuca Electoral District of British Columbia. Priest Cabin Park is a six and half hectare nature park. The park has a second growth forest with … Continue reading Priest Cabin Park

Seaside Drive Green Space

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Seaside Drive Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia and lies in the Juan de Fuca Electoral District.  Take a stroll through the forests of French Beach Park and enjoy a nature walk. This rough pathway connects Access to French … Continue reading Seaside Drive Green Space

Sheringham Point Park

June 2, 2020June 1, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Sheringham Point 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 Sheringham Point Road and connects to the light house at Sheringham Point. The point was named after Commander William Louis Sheringham, Royal Navy, whom was the surveying officer … Continue reading Sheringham Point Park

Muir Creek Green Space

May 19, 2020February 10, 2024 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Muir Creek Green Space is east of the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia and is part of the Juan De Fuca Electoral District. Muir Creek flows from the San Juan Ridge area of southern Vancouver Island. The Muir Creek watershed drains about seven … Continue reading Muir Creek Green Space

Butler Park

May 3, 2020April 29, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Butler Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park includes the wetlands between Young Lake Road, Butler Road, Lemare Crescent. The running trails in this parkland form a circle route with many road crossings. Fortunately the neighborhood is a quiet … Continue reading Butler Park

Farmer Road Green Space

May 1, 2020April 29, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Farmer Road Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia and is part of the Juan De Fuca Electoral District Parkland. The trail access has a red gate that bars access to vehicles along Farmer Road. The roadway is the trail … Continue reading Farmer Road Green Space

Eagle Crest Park

April 30, 2020April 29, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Eagle Crest Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia and is part of the Juan De Fuca Electoral District Parkland. Accessed from the end of Eagle Crest Drive, this one and half nature park has a trail though a second growth … Continue reading Eagle Crest Park

Otter Point Park

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 1 Comment

Otter Point Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia and is part of the Juan De Fuca Electoral District Parkland. This park is south of the West Coast Road at Otter Point, a small promontory that projects southward in to the … Continue reading Otter Point Park

Elrose Park

April 23, 2020April 22, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Elrose Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia and is part of the Juan De Fuca Electoral District Parkland. The park, which is about an hectare in size, has a manicure baseball field with a chainlink fence line and backstop. There … Continue reading Elrose Park

Carpenter Road Park

April 5, 2020April 5, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Carpenter Road Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia and is part of the Juan De Fuca Electoral District Parkland. The nature park is about one hectare in size with a cottonwood forest that surrounds a four thousand square meter marshland. … Continue reading Carpenter Road 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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