We owe a lot to the Victorians who had the foresight to preseve "green lungs" in our cities,indeed the Victorian was in many ways a "Golden Age" of public parks. Liverpool, despite the ill informed image of a drab,industrialised,port city has a number of fine public green spaces and parks including the vast expanse of Sefton Park. This large park - it covers some 269 acres- is a wonderful example of the clever illusion of a rural area in a big city. The verdant grasslands blend into trees, there are meandering streams, rock pools, a majestic lake with swans and one of Sefton's pride and joys ...
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