Highview Mars Green Space is in the seaside community of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A sixteen meter wide grass covered area with a rough thirty-five meter footpath connects Mars Street to Highview Street. This is an excellent site for a possible community garden. Highview Park … Continue reading Highview Mars Green Space
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Highview Park
In a quiet residential neighborhood of Hillside/Quadra in Victoria, BC, is terrific playground on nearly two hectares of grass covered lands. The playset at Highview Park has slides and swings. There are benches and picnic tables in the park as well as some excellent granite rocks jutting out of the grassy areas. The thirty meter … Continue reading Highview Park
Summit Park
This Garry oak meadow parkland is slightly larger than four and a half hectares. Native to the west coast of North America, Garry oak trees (Quercus garryana) form in unique habitat that is found on southern Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and a few areas of the Fraser River valley. Their understory is composed of … Continue reading Summit Park
Wesley Park
Wesley Park is in the seaside community of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. About the size of a couple of residential lots in Victoria, Wesley Park is a grass covered quarter of a hectare with a terrific playground. This is small yet wonderful area includes a … Continue reading Wesley Park
Shelbourne Street Green Space
Shelbourne Street Green Space is in the city of Victoria, B.C., one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Planted as a memorial to British Columbia war veterans in 1921 along Shelbourne Street are many large deciduous trees. At that time Shelbourne Street was a major road leading of Victoria … Continue reading Shelbourne Street Green Space
Oaklands Park
Oaklands Park is in the city of Victoria, B.C., one of thirteen communities that forms the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. There is plenty of space and things to do at Oaklands Park. Nearly two and half hectares of space to stretch, run, and throw a ball or frisbee. There is a very nice … Continue reading Oaklands Park
Oaklands Green
Oaklands Green is in the City of Victoria, B.C., one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. At the junctions of Hamilton Road, Belmont Avenue and Holly Street is a grassy triangular area with native plant garden beds called Oaklands Green. The woodchip footpath leads around the arbutus and Douglas … Continue reading Oaklands Green
David Spencer Park
David Spencer Park is in the city of Victoria, B.C., one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. At almost two hectares, David Spencer Park is a good size soccer or rugby field. It also has room for rousing games of ultimate frisbee. The park was named to commemorate the … Continue reading David Spencer Park
Mt Stephen Ryan Park
Mt Stephen Ryan Park is in Victoria, B.C., one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. When you are looking for a tranquil urban park to escape to, Mt Stephen Ryan Park is the place. This neighborhood park is 0.22 hectares with a Garry Oak tree meadow. Located on a … Continue reading Mt Stephen Ryan Park
Ryan Ivy Green
The Ryan Street Green Space or Ryan Ivy Green is located in Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A grove of Garry Oak trees covers the street corner called Ryan Ivy Green. The footpath through the grass cover space connects Cedar Hill Road and Ivy Place. This … Continue reading Ryan Ivy Green
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