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Church Hill Meadows Park

September 11, 2019September 11, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Church Hill Meadows Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The quarter of an hectare parkland is a landscaped storm water pond. A pond, well enclosed with small shrubs and bushes is surrounded by a grass covered area with landscape trees … Continue reading Church Hill Meadows 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

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

Setchfield Park

August 6, 2019August 4, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 1 Comment

Setchfield Park is nature park with walking trails in the Bear Mountain and Florence Lake neighborhood of Langford, B.C. Tall cedar, big leaf maple and Douglas fir trees are found in this second growth forest. Several old stumps that support large trees can be seen along the four hundred meter long loop trail. Salal and … Continue reading Setchfield Park

Deerview Park

August 4, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

A small forested oasis forms Deerview Park in the Bear Mountain neighborhood of Langford, B.C. With a view point to the southeast, a bench provides a place to rest near the intersection of Spirit Ridge Drive and Deerview Place. The park is partially landscaped with grass and several trees. In behind the bench is a … Continue reading Deerview Park

Spirit Ridge Park

July 19, 2019July 9, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Spirit Ridge Park is in the Bear Mountain neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This park has two sections that are separated by Spirit Ridge Drive. The east section is about two hectares in size with mostly steep inaccessible slopes. This area lies behind the homes along the eastside of Spirit Ridge Drive. The west section is … Continue reading Spirit Ridge Park

Quail’s Run Park

July 18, 2019July 9, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Quail’s Run Park is a nature park in the Bear Mountain neighborhood of Langford, B.C. The exposed metamorphic rock shows signs of drilling along the bluff that runs the length of the east side of the park. There is a rough dirt pathway into the park from along Spirit Ridge Road. This park borders along … Continue reading Quail’s Run Park

Bear Mountain Parkway Park

July 17, 2019July 9, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

The Bear Mountain Parkway Park in Langford, B.C.,  which is one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is bordered by several parks. This one, called Bear Mountain Park is across from Player’s Drive. BMP Park is about a half hectare in size with areas of exposed metamorphic … Continue reading Bear Mountain Parkway Park

Harrow Gate Park

July 13, 2019July 9, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

  Harrow Gate Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that from the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The view from the ridge in Harrow Gate Park is worth the steep climb. Located in the Bear Mountain neighborhood of Langford, B.C., Harrow Gate Park is partway up the mountain. It … Continue reading Harrow 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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