| Bois-de-Saraguay Nature Park | |
|---|---|
| Parc-nature du Bois-de-Saraguay | |
 A path in the park | |
  Location within Montreal | |
| Type | Nature park |
| Location | Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°30′53″N 73°44′36″W / 45.5147°N 73.7432°W[1] |
| Area | 97 hectares (240 acres) |
| Created | 2016 |
| Operated by | City of Montreal |
| Open | sunrise to sunset |
| Status | Open all year |
| Public transit access | STM Bus: 68, 382, 468 |
| Website | Official website |
The Bois-de-Saraguay Nature Park (French: Parc-nature du Bois-de-Saraguay) is a large nature park in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
It has an area of about 97 hectares.[2] It has about 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) of hiking trails.[3]
The park area had been closed since its acquisition by the City in the early 1980s and almost gave way to a real estate project in the late 1970s. The park was inaugurated as Bois-de-Saraguay Nature Park on 2 June 2016.[4]
The park is one of four parts of the Bois-de Saraguay heritage site. It is mainly made up of deciduous trees. Maple groves, ash groves, poplar groves, and oak groves constitute the forest. There are several large, century-old trees. In addition, the forest includes plants designated as vulnerable, vulnerable to harvesting, or likely to be designated as threatened or vulnerable.[2]
On 7 December 2020, the City of Montreal announced a plan to create a green corridor between the park and Angrignon Park. It is to have a walking path, a bicycle link, and landscaping.[5]
- ^ "Parc régional du Bois-de-Saraguay". Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Site patrimonial du Bois-de-Saraguay". Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Parc-nature du Bois-de-Saraguay". Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Un nouveau parc-nature de 93 hectares pour Montréal". Radio-Canada (in French). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "A green corridor between the Parc-nature Bois-de-Saraguay and Parc Angrignon". City of Montreal. Retrieved 7 December 2020.