Location

• Saanich and View Royal

• Google maps
   

About

• Knockan Hill Park is approximately 9.28 hectares in size

• Historically, the Songhees People harvested camas in this area

• There are multiple access points including Burnside Road West, Mildred Street, Tall Tree Place, Jean Place, Jean Heights, and High Street from the View Royal side of the park

• The name "Knockan Hill" was first noted in colonial records on an 1885 map of Southeast Vancouver Island by J.D. Pemberton (Brown et al., 2008)

• Early Scottish settlers are believed to have used the Gaelic word "Gnocan," meaning knoll or hill, to refer to the hill

• The area is predominantly covered by Garry Oak woodlands, an endangered ecosystem that is highly biodiverse and was maintained by First Nations for thousands of years before colonization

• Birdwatchers can find bald eagles, anna’s hummingbirds, northern flickers and house finch in the park
   

Lands

• The territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples represented by the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations and the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples represented by the Tsartlip, Pauquachin, Tsawout, Tseycum and Malahat Nations
   

Amenities

• Walking trails

• Lookout
   

Online

• Knockan Hill Park @Saanich.ca

• Knockan Hill Loop @AllTrails.com

• Knockan Hill Park @WalksInYourBackyard
   

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