Nearest Address: 950 Davenport Road, Toronto, Ontario M6G 2B7
Meets: Thursday 6:00-8:00 PM
Transit: Christie Station and walk north on Christie Street for 20 minutes to Christie Street and Hillcrest Drive or take the 126 Christie bus from Christie station to Davenport Road and then walk 5 minutes to Christie Street and Hillcrest Drive.
Meeting points: Northeast corner of Hillcrest Park (Christie Street and Hillcrest Drive) by a small brick building that houses the park’s public washrooms.
Hillcrest Park has been a TNS site since 2024. The park sits atop the Davenport escarpment and has an amazing view of the City of Toronto from the late fall until early summer. It is 2.1 hectares in size and features natural wooded areas on the south and east sections of the park.
In the southern and eastern sections sloping down to Davenport and Christie, we’ll continue removing invasive plants such as Garlic Mustard, Urban Avens, Burdock, Norway Maple and Buckthorn. As well, we’ll continue to plant locally-grown herbaceous native plants.
The upper part of Hillcrest Park is a popular and well-used area, and includes a children’s playground with a wading pool, a basketball court, four tennis courts, an outdoor ping pong table, an dog off-leash area, a community garden, and an open area for informal recreation.
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Site Document Archive
Note: Site Assessments and past Plant Inventory Reports are present for archival purposes. Site Assessments were prepared by volunteer Lead Stewards in the years indicated, while Plant Inventory Reports were compiled from data collected by volunteer Stewards and Lead Stewards. Site and management unit boundaries have shifted over time and may not necessarily reflect current site limits.