Wirral Council has developed an events programme below for the celebration of 50 years of Wirral Country Park.
The programme includes specific and ongoing events to the anniversary year, coordinated with national and international awareness days.
The programme is subject to change and it is likely that the list of events will grow.
|
Event |
Location |
Provisional Dates (2023) |
| WCP Memorial Stone Re-dedication by the Mayor | Thurstaston | 15 May |
|
Moth Night |
Thurstaston Visitor Centre |
25 May |
|
Totally Wild Food Foraging Day |
Thurstaston |
27 May |
|
Wirral Walking Festival (specific events to be organised nearer the time) |
Various locations across Wirral |
Throughout May |
|
Wirral Way History Exhibition |
West Kirby Museum |
May - August September |
|
Bicycle Day |
Wirral Way (from Thurstaston) |
3 June |
|
Wirral Studio Tours |
Thurstaston Visitor Centre (Theatre) |
June |
|
Wildflower Art Installation |
Thurstaston Visitor Centre |
2 June - 2 July |
|
Totally Wild Food Foraging Day |
Thurstaston |
4 June |
|
Rotary Wirral Coastal Walk |
Wirral Way |
11 June |
|
Totally Wild Food Foraging Day |
Thurstaston |
15 June |
|
Totally Wild Food Foraging Day |
Thurstaston |
30 June |
|
Cheshire Steamers |
Wirral Way (Hadlow Road to Thurstaston) |
14 - 16 July |
|
Totally Wild Food Foraging Day |
Thurstaston |
22 July |
|
Totally Wild Food Foraging Day |
Thurstaston |
27 July |
|
Totally Wild Food Foraging Day |
Thurstaston |
11 August |
| Imagine Bamboo is Everywhere | Thurstaston | 19 August |
|
Totally Wild Food Foraging Day |
Thurstaston |
19 August |
|
International Bat Night |
Possibly Wirral Way at West Kirby |
26 - 27 August |
|
Ashton Park Concerts |
Ashton Park |
Throughout Summer |
|
Heritage Open Days |
Thurstaston, The Dungeons, Dawpool |
September |
|
Totally Wild Food Foraging Day |
Thurstaston |
16 September |
|
Wirral Way Entranceway Unveiling |
Grange road entrance to Wirral Country Park |
2 October |
|
National Tree Week |
To be confirmed |
Late November |
|
Wirral Way Santa Dash |
The Wirral Way |
3 December |
|
Thurstaston Multi-terrain Challenge |
Thurstaston |
To be confirmed |
|
Endurance Horse Ride |
To be confirmed |
To be confirmed |