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Rom Knott Park

September 26, 2021 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Rom Knott Park is in the municipality of Central Saanich, one of the thirteen which form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island, this park is located conveniently close to all amenities. Rom Knott Park is the local baseball field with bleachers. The park trees include Garry … Continue reading Rom Knott 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

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

Sunriver Green Space

August 11, 2019August 15, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Sunriver Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green space hosts a hundred meter long walking trail to Painters Pond Park. The pathway is pea gravel with split cedar fencing and wood fencing along the property lines. This is … Continue reading Sunriver 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

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Let’s go for a walk

  • 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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