Wavertree Botanic Garden and Park

The Wavertree Botanic Garden was first opened in 1836, occupying a 4.5 hectare plot just south of Edge Lane. This spot was chosen as the site for the relocation of the original Liverpool Botanic Garden, which had been established near Mount Pleasant in 1802 by William Roscoe and other local botanists. The move had become necessary as the rapidly expanding city was encroaching on the borders of the Mount Pleasant garden; many of the plants from this garden, including mature trees, were transported by horse and cart to the new site in Wavertree. The design of the new garden was the work of its curator, John Shepherd, The botanic garden was a private society, funded by the sale of shares to…

One of the few surviving features of the original Botanic Garden is the curator's lodge, built in 1836. This Grade II listed building has been used since September 2013 as the Botanic Lodge Nursery for children, retaining some of its original features. The geometric flowerbeds also survive in something close to their original state, although currently untended. characters from the Robert Burns' poem "Tam o' Shanter", were only partially intact in 2001, and had been removed by 2013. The basins of this fountain were originally supported by ornamental liver birds, of which only the feet can now be seen. An underground tunnel running beneath the park was used during World War II as an air raid…