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The People’s Garden – Repair and Maintenance

Community, Heritage & history, Nature, News

Poetry in the Park

We’re pleased to be able to share with you three beautifully written poems inspired by a guided walk around the park.

Culture, News, World Heritage

Remembering Professor Robert Lee

We regret to announce that Birkenhead Park recently lost its most devoted and vital advocate: Professor Robert Lee (1946- 2024), former Chair and President of the Friends of Birkenhead Park.

News
The pedaled Stephenson’s rocket replica.

3 days of festivities around The Earth

We are looking for the community to get involved with the Borough of Culture celebrations 2024, hosted alongside Luke Jerram’s ‘Gaia’ artwork installation. Come join us!

Community, Culture, News
Joseph Paxton's stone plaque in Birkenhead Park

A Chinese Tulip Tree for Joseph Paxton

On Thursday November 10th 2022, the Duke of Devonshire, visited Princes Park Liverpool, and Birkenhead Park, to celebrate Joseph Paxton, designer of both parks.

175 anniversary, Heritage & history, Nature, News
The Boat House with swans swimming in the lake in Birkenhead Park

Birkenhead Park: a potential World Heritage Site?

Earlier this year, Wirral Council made an application for Birkenhead Park to join the UK’s Tentative List of potential World Heritage Sites. Find out more.

News, World Heritage
A sculpture representing an angel made of knives

Knife Angel display in Birkenhead Park

A 27-foot-high sculpture of an angel is set to come to Birkenhead Park in July

Community, News
Volunteers holding shovels

Edward Kemp Community Garden’s 10th Anniversary

On Wednesday the 30th of March, the Edward Kemp Community Garden had a double celebration. Firstly the 10th birthday of the garden, postponed for a year because of Covid restrictions. The second reason was celebrating a grant from the Duchy of Lancaster.

Community, News
Promotional poster showing the Boat House and giving a list of activities on the 10th of April

Birkenhead Park 175: Join our April celebrations!

175 anniversary, News
Birkenhead Park 175th anniversary logo

Birkenhead Park set for 175th anniversary celebrations

We are launching this new, dedicated website to coincide with a year-long programme of activities in celebration of the park’s 175th anniversary, which will start in April this year.

175 anniversary, Culture, News

Celebrating Parks for all people: Olmsted 200

Over the next two years, our counterparts in the United States will celebrate Frederick Law Olmsted’s bicentennial anniversary and his legacy. We are pleased to announce that Birkenhead Park became their first international partner!

News, World Heritage
Tour of Britain cycling through Birkenhead Park

Tour of Britain

Stage 5 of the Tour of Britain raced through the park this week in what was surely one of the greatest events the Wirral has ever witnessed. Thousands of race fans, families and spectators turned out to support the cyclists and enjoy the festivities.

News

Wooden Parliament

The Wooden Parliament is located behind the Visitor Center, creating a space immersed within the natural order of the park, and is open to the public.

News
Central Park New York

Birkenhead to New York City

Birkenhead Park’s Manager, and one of our Forest School Practitioner were cordially invited to be part of a ceremony honouring Doug Blonsky in New York City on May 2nd 2018.

News
Fireworks

Fireworks at the Park!

This year, we once again held our famous Fireworks Display for Bonfire Night! Which was a booming success!

News
World Urban Parks

World Urban Parks

At a time when urban growth will see 70 percent of the world’s population living in urban areas by 2050, sharing knowledge and providing a collective voice for all people and organisations engaged in green cities, open space, recreation, health and related activity is vital.

News
Remembrance Day

The Hedd Wyn Festival

On September 9th to 10th the park was host to the Hedd Wyn Festival, a commemorative event in honor of the posthumous winner of the 1917 Welsh National Eisteddfod, which was held in Birkenhead Park.

News

Birkenhead Park Timeline

This week was the official unveiling of the new Birkenhead Park Timeline exhibition, attended by Councillor Phil Brightmore, the Friends of Birkenhead Park and Park Staff. This timeline covers the early history of Birkenhead (dating back to the 12th century!) and the colourful history of our unique park.

News
Visitor Centre

Photographic Competition 2017

Birkenhead Park has once again hosted it’s annual photograph competition to much success!

News
Green Flag Award

Green Flag Employee of the Year

Our Very own Heritage Gardener James Ashcroft was nominated and won the England Green Flag Employee of the Year award!

News

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