It takes a moment to understand Wigg Island. At first, it feels like a space caught between things, river and canal, nature and industry, movement and stillness. But the longer you stay, the more that in-between quality begins to make sense and then, almost without realising it, you begin to walk more slowly. Wigg Island Community Park does not reveal itself all at once. You arrive across the Old Quay Bridge, step onto the path, and something shifts. The noise […]
The first thing I notice is the sound. Or rather, the absence of it. No traffic, no urgency, no city clatter. Just birdsong, water lapping quietly at stone, and the soft rhythm of runners passing behind me. I am only a short journey from Liverpool City Centre, yet it feels as though I’ve stepped into another world. A light mist hangs over the lake, bridges emerge slowly through the trees, and open paths stretch far ahead, inviting you to explore […]
Perched on the Wirral waterfront with sweeping views across the Mersey, Port Sunlight River Park is an uplifting example of how a once neglected land can be transformed into a beautiful green sanctuary bursting with plants and wildlife. Once a huge landfill site looming over the A41, the area has evolved into a 30-hectare parkland visited daily by walkers, families, dog owners, birdwatchers and locals seeking an open green space. FROM REFUSE TO RENEWAL For decades the mound was closed […]
Stadt Moers Park is one of the Liverpool City Region’s most surprising green spaces, a 220 acre landscape that blends history, wildlife, community activity and peaceful open countryside. To understand what makes it so special, there is no better guide than Cllr Shelley Powell, Knowsley Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods, who oversees the borough’s Parks and Green Spaces Team, including parks management, green space development, engagement through the ranger service and ecology. For the past seven years, Cllr […]