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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

Skyline Park

July 16, 2019July 9, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Skyline Park is in the Bear Mountain neighborhood of Langford, B.C., of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The park borders on Bear Mountain Parkway, the main road to the resort and golf course near the summit. This nature park is about one third of a hectare in size and … Continue reading Skyline Park

Bishops Gate Park

July 15, 2019July 9, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Bishops Gate Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The park is a second growth forested area in the Bear Mountain neighborhood of Langford, B.C. Its two hectares form a nature area with steep slopes on the eastern shoulder of Mt Finlayson. … Continue reading Bishops Gate Park

Stone Gate Green Space

July 14, 2019July 9, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Stone Gate Green Space is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located in the Bear Mountain neighborhood of Langford, B.C., the Stone Gate Green Space is partway up the mountain. This green space is just the narrow pedestrian access between the homes along … Continue reading Stone Gate Green Space

Bear Mountain Parkway Green Space

July 12, 2019July 9, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Bear Mountain Parkway Green Space is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The nature area that divides a small section the Bear Mountain Parkway has several tall Douglas fir and cedar trees with a dense ground cover of shrubs. This one and half … Continue reading Bear Mountain Parkway Green Space

Sooke Regional Museum Green Space

July 11, 2019July 10, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Sooke Regional Museum Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The large red and white light house is the distinct marker of this one and a half hectares green space. The Triangle Island light house was dismantled in nineteen twenty … Continue reading Sooke Regional Museum Green Space

Kapoor Regional Park Reserve

July 10, 2019July 9, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Kapoor Regional Park Reserve is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The twelve and half hectare nature parkland was rehabilitated from the remnants of the mining and logging in the early nineteen hundreds. The town site of Leechtown lies nearby. This parkland … Continue reading Kapoor Regional Park Reserve

Garnet Court Green Space

July 9, 2019July 6, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Garnet Court Green Space is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The forty meter long concrete pathway leads into Setchfield Park, a large nature park in Langford, B.C. Located in the Bear Mountain and Florence Lake neighborhood, Gannet Court Green Space is bordered … Continue reading Garnet Court Green Space

Sooke Potholes Parks

July 9, 2019August 24, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Sooke Potholes Provincial and Regional Parks are in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the southern end of Vancouver Island, the two parks are side-by-side and provide protection and access to the popular summer swimming destination. The provincial park is the … Continue reading Sooke Potholes Parks

Charters River – Sea to Sea Park

July 6, 2019July 9, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Charters River - Sea to Sea Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Charters River is a tributary of the Sooke River, located on the southern end of Vancouver Island. Shield, Crabapple and Grass lakes flow into Charters River. Lands in … Continue reading Charters River – Sea to Sea 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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