Court hey park is an ideal place to unwind.

The park is popular with local walkers and families. There is a bowling green and cricket wicket, both with active clubs keen to welcome new members. Whitefield Cricket Club, situated in the park, is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Merseyside first established in 1902. There is an orienteering course around the park and copies are available from the Knowsley Green Space Ranger. There are so many things to do in the Park, from a simple ramble along the paths and admiring the wildflowers, meditating in the Old Rose Garden, walking your dog, bird spotting, jogging, cycling or playing ball games on the playing fields.

Children's Playground
For kids, you may just want to kick a ball or cycle, but there is a playground to help burn off the energy, followed by a visit to the Cornfield Cafe in the National Wildflower Centre.
The play area has also won an Editor’s Choice Award in the annual Local Government News Street Design Awards, after being praised for its unusual and imaginative design.
In its woodland setting, the £167,000 playground is a winning combination of unique quirky features – including a seated platform and train with carriages – and more traditional playground equipment.

Designed and developed by Knowsley Council’s Leisure and Community Services in partnership with 2020 Knowsley, the play area opened in 2004. Since then, it has proven a huge success with local families and visitors from all over the country who flock to Court Hey Park to visit the National Wildflower Centre. The Rose garden, walled garden and stable buildings have remained.

The Friends of Court Hey Park Meeting Room
Please drop by and say hello! We have a meeting on the first Monday of the month usually at 1.30 pm and if you are able to drop in you can examine our display of archaeological finds from the Gladstone Roots Dig in 2007 or buy both of our Books for only £5!

Gladstone Roots Project site
Opposite the playground is a site of great importance to the friends group. Thanks to £50,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund this is where you can find the re-built footings of the Gladstone Mansion house that once proudly stood until it's demolition in 1955. The friends worked with Knowsley Council to create a project that involved many members of the local community and schoolchildren in an archaeological dig in 2007 supervised by Liverpool Museum Field Archaeology Unit. Gladstone Roots Web site.

National Wildflower Centre
The Park is now the home of the National Wildflower Centre which focuses on creative conservation and putting wildflowers back into Britain, the centre has seasonal wildflower demonstration areas, a working garden nursery, children’s' play area, exhibitions and interactive information about wildflowers.

A stunning modern building provides a 160-metre long rooftop walkway and houses a shop, plant sales area and a cafe and conservatory. The NWC was founded by environmental charity Landlife also based in the centre. The NWC Cornflower Cafe is currently open 5 days a week 10 - 4.pm. Our Calendar Page may have details of special events in the NWC Cafe.

The NWC shop has an extensive range of unusual gifts, cards, wildflower plants and seeds, publications with advice on growing wildflowers and a great range of pocket money toys.
Plants can be purchased online here. (There's also a Tai Chi Chuan class at the NWC on a Tuesday-please enquire at the centre on 0151 738 1913).

Knowsley Green-Space Rangers Service
Knowsley's Rangers manage the countryside sites in the borough for everyone to enjoy. They involve communities in their local environment and bring environmental education programmes to local schools and colleges. The Ranger Team also delivers an annual programme of public events and activities that include natural history walks and talks, bird spotting, sporting activities and park events that help local people to gain enjoyment from their parks and open spaces.
For general enquiries about court hey park, forthcoming events and school activities please contact the Huyton Green Space Ranger now based within Court Hey Park.
Telephone: 0151 443 3114 for more information.

Walking for Health
This event has an average of 20-30 walkers each week. All of the enthusiastic walkers seem to enjoy not just the health benefit from walking around the park but also enjoy the social side which keeps them coming back every week in all weather conditions. The walk takes place every Monday at 11.am with participants meeting up in the NWC car park. From personal experience it's a really good event with tea and biscuits afterward in the NWC Cafe.
Telephone: 0151 443 3114 for more information.

Dog Walking
The park is a popular green space with local dog walkers. Many regulars meet up to socialise and exercise their pet at the same time. Doggy bags (you know what I mean!) are available from the Ranger based in our meeting room.

Jogging
Jogging through the park is a great way to burn off some unwanted pounds and mentally unwind from the stresses of 21st Century living. You can make up you own set of routes using pathways and/or rougher tracks. (Liverpool Pembroke ACC used the park for many years for their track events.)

Merseyside Biobank
The BioBank Service is based in the Victorian stable block and is the Local Records Centre for North Merseyside. It is the central coordinating body for the management of biological data in the area, supporting the biological recording community and promoting wider participation in conservation. The centre promotes the North Merseyside Biodiversity Action Plan and wider participation in conservation through education, community involvement. Tel: 0151 737 4150

Cycling - Pedal Away
The bike ride starts in the park every Tuesday morning at 11.am. (Meet in cafe) The Pedal Away team will provide you with a bike if you need one and modified bikes can also be made available if required. The ride lasts about two hours and the experienced team will guide you to either Halewood or Croxteth Park where you can take a well-earned break and have a cuppa and butty from the cafe. It's healthy, sociable and fun and everyone has a great time! For more info please contact Kevin Mccann at kevin.mccann@cycling.org.uk or phone our Ranger on 0151 443 3114. Bike ride video can be viewed here.

Tai Chi
There's a QiGong (Health Tai Chi) course running usually every Tuesday afternoon in the conservatory of the National Wildflower Centre - please telephone them for more info.

Parking Facilities
There's a small drive-in for 2 or 3 cars by the main driveway but most visitors use the large car-park near the National Wildflower Centre.

Disabled Parking
There is limited wheelchair access within the park, though the National Wildflower Centre is wheelchair accessible. Motorised wheelchair access along the path is possible.

Opening Days and Times
The park is open throughout the year.
The National Wildflower Centre is open to visitors currently from March to September. The NWC Cornflower Cafe is usually open from the 12th January. email Tel: 0151 738 1913

Events and Activities
Please see our News or Events Calendar page for a current list of events.
The Green Fayre in June and Knowsley Flower Show held in August are just 2 main events held in court hey park.

Court Hey Park 'Flickr' images up to April 2010 - Latest images can be viewed here.