Eleanor Mann Park is in the District of Metchosin, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This forested area was selectively logged in the mid nineteen hundreds and continues to support cedar, Douglas fir and arbutus trees. Salal, ferns, mosses and lichen form part of the understory. The Mann family business, … Continue reading Eleanor Mann Park
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Bob Mountain Park
Bob Mountain Park is in the District of Metchosin, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is a long narrow area that includes a steep sloped section that leads down toward the Matheson Lake Regional Park and the Galloping Goose Trail. Selectively logged in the early nine hundreds, the … Continue reading Bob Mountain Park
Spellman Park
Spellman Park is in the District of Metchosin, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This steep sloped nature park is a Douglas fir and cedar forested area amongst private properties. There are no formal trails into this parkland. Blinkhorn Park and Carlton Cosh Park are nearby. Geographical location N48º … Continue reading Spellman Park
Madrill Green Space
The Madrill family of My Chosen Café, Pizza, Sugar Shack and the Critter Corner provided the name for this connector trail. Madrill Green Space is in Metchosin, B.C., a coastal community in the Greater Victoria Regional Area. The green space is a two hundred and thirty meter connector trail from the cricket pitch near Happy … Continue reading Madrill Green Space
Seaspray Park
Seaspray Park is in the District of Metchosin, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. At two 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 Seaspray Park
Desmond North Park
Desmond North Park is in the Triangle Mountain and Braemar neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This half a hectare polygon shaped green space is on the western slope of Triangular Hill also called Triangle Mountain. Rocky outcrops with cedar and Douglas fir trees are seen in this area of Southern Vancouver Island. The nature park has … Continue reading Desmond North Park
A.T. Gordon Memorial Park
A.T. Gordon Memorial Park is in the Happy Valley neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This park is the legacy of volunteer firefighter and gentle man who resided in Langford: Mister Alexander Thomas Gordon. The park has baseball diamond with chain link fencing, a seasonal concession, picnic tables and washrooms. There is also a playground and walking … Continue reading A.T. Gordon Memorial Park
Chan Streamside Park
Chan Streamside Park is in the Mill Hill neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This nature park borders along Mill Stream, or Millstream Creek, near Mill Hill Regional Park. There is access from along Atkins Road near the Selica Road junction. As a nature park, there are no formal trails yet the area has several deer trails … Continue reading Chan Streamside Park
Ruby Court Park
Ruby Court Park is in the Mill Hill neighborhood of Langford, B.C. The park borders along Mill Hill Regional Park and Crystalview Elementary School Green Space. There is a steep ravine, which is bordered by a black chain link fence, so there are no footpaths to connect the parks. A small grass covered area lies … Continue reading Ruby Court Park
Jeanine Place Green Space
Jeanine Place Green Space is a nature area in the Mill Hill neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This green space is a linear half an hectare area that protects the riparian zone of Mill Stream. There is limited access along its steep forested slopes. Cedarvale Park is immediately upstream and has several picnic tables along the … Continue reading Jeanine Place Green Space
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