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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

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

Stone Gate Park

July 11, 2019July 6, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

The drive up to the Bear Mountain Resort is lined with several nature parks. This area of Langford, BC, is on the eastern slope of the Mount Finlayson in Langford, B.C. Stone Gate Park is between the one kilometer and one and half markers seen on the sidewalk beside the BM Parkway. This park is … Continue reading Stone Gate Park

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

Kirby Park

July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

        Illustration by DL MacPhail Kirby Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The linear park has a three hundred and eight five meter trail along Kirby Road in the Milnes Landing area of Sooke. The multi-user pathway … Continue reading Kirby Park

Sunkist Park

June 28, 2019June 26, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Sunkist Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is a 0.17 hectare nature area in the Thetis Heights neighborhood of Langford, B.C. It is bordered by fences and cedar hedges of private homes. The south side of the park is … Continue reading Sunkist Park

Hansen Park

June 27, 2019June 26, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Hansen Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is a small wetland area in the Thetis Heights neighborhood of Langford, B.C. The western side of the park has steep slopes while a small shallow aerated lake, Hansen Lake, takes up … Continue reading Hansen 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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