Belchers Marsh Park Trail is a 2.5-km trail (5-km return) winding past marsh and pond in the heart of Clayton Park West in the Mainland North Halifax region, featuring woodlands and wetlands that showcase the beauty of Nova Scotia’s varied natural habitats. Trail activities include bird watching, exploring wildlife, hiking, snowshoeing, and skating. There are interpretive panels near the look-off at the marsh, and a map at the pond opposite Heathside Crescent.
Halifax is in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people. The people of the Mi’kmaw Nation have lived on this territory for millennia, and we acknowledge them as the past, present and future caretakers of this land. Historically, a land acknowledgment is a traditional practice shared amongst Indigenous groups to recognize the Indigenous land and territory they are visiting. Today a land acknowledgement remains a way to express one’s gratitude to the Indigenous people for being stewards of the land that we live and work on.
