A Victorian botanic park in Liverpool, laid out in the 1830s, with a dawn redwood that turns copper in autumn. Free public park.
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- 20 Jun 2026
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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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Wavertree Botanic Gardens is a Grade II-registered Victorian park in Liverpool, first laid out as a private botanic garden in the 1830s and opened to the public in the 1840s. Its tree collection includes the dawn redwood, a deciduous conifer that colours copper before dropping its needles in autumn. Free public park.
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