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Priest Cabin Park

June 24, 2020December 12, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 2 Comments

Priest Cabin Park is west of the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia and lies in the Juan de Fuca Electoral District of British Columbia. Priest Cabin Park is a six and half hectare nature park. The park has a second growth forest with … Continue reading Priest Cabin 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

Spartree Way Park

February 23, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Spartree Way Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This two hundred meter long foot path leads up the side of a hill to view point. The view is to the south over the Strait of Juan de Fuca. A bench … Continue reading Spartree Way Park

Sooke Bluffs Park

December 24, 2019July 4, 2022 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 1 Comment

Sooke Bluffs Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is on the ridge about 19 meters above the shoreline. A short rough gravel pathway with benches that leads to Eakin Park. There is plenty of salal and tall fir … Continue reading Sooke Bluffs Park

Possession Point Park

December 9, 2019December 23, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Possession Point Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is at the end of Possession Point Road and overlooks Sooke Harbour. There is small beach that can be accessed from the end of the roadway. The mud and rock … Continue reading Possession Point Park

Sea Lion Way Park

November 27, 2019November 25, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Sea Lion Way Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This is small park on a ridge that overlooks Quimper Park and Whiffin Spit Beach Park. There are stairs that lead to this park from the parking area for Whiffin Spit … Continue reading Sea Lion Way Park

Mountain Heights Park

October 22, 2019October 21, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Mountain Heights Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park has forest cover and a gravel walking trail that connects to Bentley Place. This is a good place to walk in your back yard.   Geographical location N48º 23’ 6”  … Continue reading Mountain Heights Park

Journey Middle School Green Space

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Journey Middle School 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 is part of the school yard of School District #62 – Sooke. The school grounds are available outside of school hours. Large grass covered sports fields with … Continue reading Journey Middle School Green Space

Players Drive Park

July 21, 2019July 9, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

The two and half hectares  of Players Drive Park is stretched over a long area in Langford, B.C. A concrete walkway leads into the parkland from the sidewalk along Players Drive. The walkway is near the postal boxes. A gravel trail continues up into the second growth forest composed of Douglas fir, cedar and arbutus … Continue reading Players Drive 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

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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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