Come with us for a stroll around Croxteth Hall Country Park.
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00:00Croxdeth Hall and Country Park is one of Liverpool's most important heritage sites.
00:06Join me as I go for a little stroll around its grounds.
00:11Formerly the home of the Earls of Sefton, inside the building you can step back in time as the house is frozen in the Edwardian era.
00:19It's also a popular location for filming, they work closely with the Liverpool Film Office.
00:24The venue is also available for hire for the likes of weddings, functions, conferences, things like that.
00:31Outside on the grounds of the Country Park is the Victorian Walled Garden.
00:35Hidden by its high walls, this secret garden was created on the fertile flood plain of the River Ault.
00:41A place for growing the finest vegetables, fruit and produce for the Earls' kitchens and dining table.
00:47But also a place with flower beds to enjoy and paths to stroll along.
00:54Alongside the Walled Garden are a series of greenhouses.
00:57Originally used for the propagation of plants for the garden, cultivation of houseplants and cut flowers for the rooms of the hall.
01:04It is said that a greenhouse was set aside specifically to grow carnations so that the Earl could wear a fresh buttonhole every day.
01:12Now following a successful bid which Liverpool City Council submitted to the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
01:19ÂŁ245,000 has been awarded which will be invested in creating a permanent home for the historic botanical collection.
01:27Which dates back to 1803 and was founded by William Roscoe.
01:31Thanks to the money raised by National Lottery players, initial works will get underway to restore the Peach House.
01:37Which will become the gateway to the collection and will house some of the key botanical exhibits.
01:45Also on site is the Croxteth Park Farm housing many different species and rare breeds of farm livestock.
01:51It's one of the biggest rare bred farms in the country having over 20 different identified as priority or at risk.