Self-Led Nature Activities
Every week this summer, a self-led nature activity will be available to pick-up near the Victoria Park clubhouse off Forbes Kennedy Way. The activities encourage nature-learning along with meaningful and fun time outside. Activities take around 30 minutes to one hour and can be completed in the park.
May 29 – June 2: Leaf Hunt
June 5 – June 9: Pollinator Tracker
June 12 – June 16: Animal Woodland Journal
June 19 – June 23: Environmental Stewardship Bingo
June 26 - June 30: Chipmunk Scavenger Hunt
July 3 – July 7: Native Plant ID
July 10 – July 14: Animal Woodland Journal
July 17 – July 21: Pollinator Tracker
July 24 – July 28: Super Secret Spy Mission
July 31 – August 4: Arboretum Scavenger Hunt
August 7 – August 11: Plant Woodland Journal
August 14 – August 18: Leaf Hunt
August 21 – August 25: Pirate Adventure
Contact [email protected] for more information.
Victoria Park Arboretum Self-Guided Tour
(click map image above for full tree tour details)
Take a walk in the Victoria Park Arboretum and discover some of Prince Edward Island’s native trees, shrubs and wildflowers in the native plant garden.
The arboretum at Victoria Park displays a diversity of woody plants representing Prince Edward Island’s native flora. Located in a woodland just south of the ball fields, the arboretum is a popular area for picnics and quiet activities. By its original definition, an arboretum is a botanical garden made up only of trees. At Victoria Park, the arboretum is comprised of both native trees and shrubs, some of which are quite rare!
In 1873, 40 acres of private Government Farm owned by the Lieutenant Governor was given as a gift to the citizens of PEI. Much of what is now park trails was landscaped, having once been agricultural land. Several non-native species, such as Norway maple, are present in the woods of Victoria Park due to ornamental plantings that occurred during the early development of the park. As time goes on, the arboretum will continue to grow, displaying the beauty of our Island’s native species for generations to come.
Click here for full details on the self-guided tour of the trees in the Victoria Park Arboretum.