Southport Botanic Gardens

Southport, Merseyside

Unverified Dawn Redwood Public access

A dawn redwood, copper-leaved before autumn fall, stands in this 1870s Victorian garden at Churchtown near Southport, Merseyside. Free.

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20 Jun 2026

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Redwood species here

Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)

Best in autumn: the dawn redwood is deciduous, and its foliage turns a foxy copper-red before falling — often the finest time to visit.

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About this place

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Southport Botanic Gardens is a Victorian public garden in Churchtown, Merseyside, opened in the 1870s. Among its plantings is the dawn redwood, the deciduous conifer whose feathery foliage turns coppery before falling in autumn. Free to enter, open daily.

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