Croxteth Hall & Country Park (Revisited)

Today we went to Croxteth Hall and Country Park. 
Croxteth Hall in Croxteth, Liverpool, is the former country estate and ancestral home of the Molyneux family, the Earls of Sefton.

After the death of the 7th and last Earl in 1972 the estate passed to Liverpool City Council, which now manages the remainder of the estate, following the sale of approximately half of the grounds. 

The remaining grounds, Croxteth Park, are now open to the public.
The hall is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
I don't feel a map is needed but if you want to follow our 4 mile route it's available at...

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6664582

Sadly we were a little late this year to see the wild flowers at their best.
In spite of that we were lucky to see... 

• Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.),

• a Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum)

• Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) coming into flower,

• Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) butterflies everywhere,

• Rosebay Willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium),

• Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis),

• a Hungarian oak or Italian oak (Quercus frainetto),

• Black slugs (Arion ater),

• Bird's-foot Trefoil (lotud corniculatus) 

...and

• Field Thistle or Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense);

...and more.You can see them, in order, at...

https://sharalike.com/s/dNQK

or watch the embedded video clip below...

There is also a rare breed farm, donkey rides, a walled garden, cafe, a children's playground and more.

Well worth a visit.