News · 26 July 2022
“Green Oscar” for park jewels
It’s a flag waving day for Liverpool – after two of its best loved parks picked up a national award.
Parks
News · 5 July 2022
Liverpool seeks red card on foul play
Liverpool City Council is looking to rein in dog owners who let their pets foul in public places – and then don’t bin it.
News · 15 June 2022
Liverpool launches litter partnership with Keep Britain Tidy
Liverpool City Council has joined forces with Keep Britain Tidy as part of a unique education and enforcement programme to tackle litter in the city.
News · 28 March 2022
First events announced for Sefton Park’s 150th anniversary
Details of the first event to celebrate Sefton Park’s 150th anniversary have been revealed.
News · 18 March 2022
Liverpool’s latest living wall is unveiled
Liverpool’s newest “living green wall” has been officially unveiled at an iconic city centre gateway.
News · 23 August 2021
Community Engagement Fair in Newsham Park
The Tuebrook Local Policing Team, working alongside Liverpool City Council, is hosting a Community Engagement Fair in Newsham Park. The event, which will take place on Wednesday, 25 August, from 11am-3pm, will give the community a chance to meet their local policing team, learn about the different departments in the force and the support agencies
Parks · 20 August 2021
Chester vice chancellor welcomed as new chair of the Mersey Forest
Professor Eunice Simmons, vice chancellor at the University of Chester, has been appointed as the new Steering Group Chair for the Mersey Forest Partnership. With a strong background in forestry and conservation, Professor Simmons takes over the reins of the Steering Group at a time of increased woodland establishment and a wide range of exciting
Parks · 15 July 2021
New interactive map experience uncovers Trails & Tales in Calderstones Park
Visitors to Calderstones Park can embark on a journey of discovery and literary delight thanks to a new digital park map curated by charity, The Reader. The Trails & Tales experience is part of The Reader’s ongoing programme of activities and events at Calderstones, and offers a new and surprising way for visitors of all
News · 8 March 2021
Merseyside councils unite to mark Mother’s Day
COMMUNITIES across Merseyside will be able to come together online to mark Mother’s Day on Sunday with a special series of readings. Led by the Merseyside Bereavement Team, each local authority will have readings on its social media feeds on Sunday 14 March, that will give people who have lost their mothers, or mothers who
News · 10 December 2020
Liverpool to benefit from £12m woodland plan
LANDOWNERS across the region are being asked to get involved in helping the Mersey Forest to branch out! Forty hectares of new woodland will be planted by the Mersey Forest Partnership across the region as part of the national £12m Trees for Climate planting programme and landowners who have land suitable for planting are asked
News · 14 August 2020
Park visitors urged to stay away from lakes amid toxin concerns from algae bloom
The public is being urged to stay away from a number of park lakes in Liverpool amid concerns that a harmful toxin is spreading from a blue-green algae bloom caused by the recent heatwave.
News · 17 July 2020
Climate Change Emergency -1 year on: 12 actions that speak louder than words
It’s been 12 months since Liverpool City Council declared a Climate Emergency and pledged to become a zero-emissions council by 2030.
News · 24 April 2020
Covid fears grow at city’s parks and beauty spots
Liverpool City Council is urging people to think twice before visiting its parks and beauty spots this weekend.
Uncategorized · 25 March 2020
City’s playgrounds now closed
Playgrounds and other recreational facilities in parks and green spaces across Liverpool are now closed following new government guidance to protect the public from coronavirus. Although parks and greenspaces are currently staying open to the public for daily exercise during the lockdown period, the following should now not be used: Play areas Recreational equipment such
News · 31 January 2020
Vote for Allerton Oak as European Tree of the Year
The Allerton Oak is vying to become the first UK tree to be crowned European Tree of the Year. It was recently crowned England’s Tree of the Year by the Woodland Trust, and is now entered into the wider European competition. The tree, which stands in the city’s Calderstones Park and was once home to
Housing · 2 December 2019
Key milestones set out for Mersey waterfront development
Liverpool City Council has set out a timetable to transform a former landfill site that once formed part of the International Garden Festival celebrations in 1984 into a ‘green community.
Parks · 2 November 2019
Dazzling autumn colours in our parks and greenspaces
Autumn is arguably the best time to explore Liverpool, as its many green spaces turn to fiery and photogenic shades of orange and red making for gorgeous seasonal walks and excellent photo opportunities – no filter required. So with autumn drawing to a close here are our picks of the best Liverpool spots to get
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