Reynolds Park

The park as we know it today, with the addition of Dove Park in 1907, has developed over the past years and now stands within the boundaries of the 1929 bequest. Unusually for its period the 14-acre park has not been eroded by land sales and provides a key asset to the immediate local community.

The original parkland was of fairly modest proportions until that date having been sub-divided in accordance with the requirements of the Enclosures Act 1805, to provide common grazing lands.

Several mansions have stood on the site adjacent to Church Road over the past 200 years. In many cases they were owned by great 'Victorians' who contributed in a variety of ways to the development of the City of Liverpool and its heritage, which enhanced its reputation as being 'the Second City of the Empire'.

In 2001 the park and walled garden was awarded the Best Public Landscape Award by the North West Britain in Bloom Panel. Together with Woolton Woods both parks added to the success of Woolton Village in the 2001 competition. The village and its environs was awarded 2nd prize in the Large Village Category, which was a great achievement, bearing in mind that it was their first entry into the competition.

The unique topiary Yew Garden and outdoor dining area was laid out in the late 1920s and was a renowned centre for the gatherings of the academia of Liverpool University and the literary/arts set of the time, echoing the 'modernism movement' and the attendant life style.

During the last century there has been a development of an informal Arboretum, which continues today. This has been much enriched recently with the planting of many specimen trees.

Informal woodland areas and Rhododendron-lined footpaths open out onto swathes of lawn, that in the early years of the 20th century hosted grand tennis tournaments for local residents, but now have become enticing havens for picnics and family entertainment.