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Tag: nature trail

DeMamiel Creek Golf Course Green Space

August 20, 2019May 12, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

DeMamiel Creek Golf Course Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This nine hectare area has a nine hole public golf course that is open seasonally. Cedar hedge trees and several other conifer trees are found here. The three par … Continue reading DeMamiel Creek Golf Course Green Space

Sooke Skate Board Park

August 19, 2019August 16, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Sooke Skate Board Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This concrete landscape park is bordered by a grass covered area and a perimeter defined by a chain link fence line. There are steep pyramids, flat rail, round rail and three … Continue reading Sooke Skate Board Park

Sunriver Nature Trail Park

August 18, 2019August 15, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

  Sunriver Nature Trail Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Bordering on the Sooke River, the eleven hectare Sunriver Nature Trail Park hosts a couple of kilometers of trail through the tall cedar, fir and hemlock forest. Incredibly, a few … Continue reading Sunriver Nature Trail Park

Riverstone Drive Park

August 17, 2019August 13, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Riverstone Drive Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Covering about half a hectare, Riverstone Drive Park is bordered by houses in the Sunriver neighborhood. This nature park has a walking trail along its perimeter. It is fenced with a black … Continue reading Riverstone Drive Park

Cedarview Park

August 16, 2019August 12, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Cedarview Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A two hundred meter long walking trail connects the end of Cedarview Place to Willowpark Way. The gravel footpath is bordered by the fences of neighboring properties. Geographic location N48º 23’ 46”  W123º … Continue reading Cedarview Park

Driftwood Ponds Park

August 15, 2019August 16, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

  Driftwood Ponds Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located in the Sunriver Estates neighborhood, Driftwood Ponds Park is a small nature park with a walking trail. The nature trail is about one hundred meters long and composed of gravel. … Continue reading Driftwood Ponds Park

Poplar Green Space

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Poplar Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Composed of three short pathways this green space connect Sunriver Stormwater Pond and Trail Park to DeMameil Creek Park. The length of the pathway between the houses is about thirty five meters … Continue reading Poplar Green Space

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

Sunriver Park

August 10, 2019August 15, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

  Sunriver Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park has playground set in a pebble stone base. There is climbing apparatus and swings. This toddler park playground nestled in a shady forest grove composed of Douglas fir, hemlock and … Continue reading Sunriver Park

Sunriver Stormwater Pond and Trail Park

August 9, 2019August 7, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

  Sunriver Stormwater Pond and Trail Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This is a linear park with a small manmade rock lined pond for water draining. During the rainy periods in this west coast  parkland the pond collects the … Continue reading Sunriver Stormwater Pond and Trail 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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