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The Victoria Park Nature Education programming has come to the end for 2026. It was a great summer full of adventures around Victoria Park! Participants learned about the ecosystems in the forest and Deadman’s Pond, discovering the amphibians that live in the park, the birds we hear in the trees, and the insects that play critical roles in the environment. People enjoyed hikes through trails, explored with binoculars and magnifying glasses, and learned about water health through Water Rangers educational activities. Thank you to all the groups who joined us! We hope to see you again next year.

We welcome classes, day camps, and childcare centres to reach out to book a free tour or program in Victoria Park for the 2027 season. Tours will be available May to August 2027. Please check back in during the spring for more details and contact [email protected] to book a tour from May onwards.

Take a walk in the Victoria Park Arboretum and discover some of Prince Edward Island’s beautiful native trees and shrubs, some of which are rare species! There are labels to identify the trees and shrubs, and you can download the self-guided tour (see below) to learn details about these special species! In the middle of the arboretum, you will also find a garden of native plants that are especially helpful for pollinators.   

(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.