Celebrate Love Parks Week this weekend at one of Wirral’s beautiful parks
What better way to mark #LoveParksWeek this weekend than to put your wellies/raincoat/sun hat on (depending on the British summertime weather) and visit one of the wonderful green spaces we have in Wirral?
A sign of the beauty of our borough, as well as the hard work of our Rangers and volunteers, is that Wirral has an impressive 33 sites recognised with Green Flag Awards.
These include 29 of Wirral’s parks, while Wirral Country Park celebrates it’s 50th anniversary by joining Birkenhead Park in receiving a prestigous Green Heritage Flag,
In addition, Wirral’s New Ferry Butterfly Park, managed by Cheshire Wildlife Trust, and Woodchurch Holy Cross, managed by Holy Cross Woodchurch PCC, have been awarded the Green Flag Community Award, bringing the total awards in Wirral to 33.
Cllr Liz Grey, Chair of the Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee, said:
Awards, particularly ones as prestigious as these, really celebrate the continual work and effort put in by those who look after these recognised sites. It is the work of our Friends groups, volunteers and council staff that make awards like this possible but that also help to keep our parks and green spaces a wonderful and welcoming place for residents and all those that want to visit them.
The successful parks in Wirral are:
- Ashton Park
- Bidston Hill
- Birkenhead Park
- Brotherton Park and Dibbinsdale Local Nature Reserve
- Central Park (Wirral)
- Coronation Gardens
- Dawstone Park
- Eastham Country Park
- Flaybrick Memorial Gardens
- Frankby Cemetery
- Hamilton Square
- Harrison Park Wirral
- Heswall Dales
- Hilbre Island Local Nature Reserve
- Landican Cemetery
- Mayer Park
- Meols Parade Gardens
- North Wirral Coastal Park
- Queen’s Park (Wirral)
- Rake Lane Cemetery
- Royden Park
- The Arno
- The Breck
- Thornton Hough Village Green
- Torr Park Eastham
- Vale Park
- Victoria Gardens (West Kirby)
- Walker Park
- Wirral Country Park
In celebration of World Ranger Day (July 31), we caught up with some of our Rangers at Wirral Country Park.
Watch on to see Wirral Country Park Rangers, show us some of the work they do and why it's so rewarding.
If you would like to volunteer at one of our parks, visit wirral.gov.uk/leisure-parks-and-events/parks-and-open-spaces/volunteer-with-us
