National Wildflower Centre

The National Wildflower Centre was a charitable visitor attraction, educational facility and conference and function venue in Liverpool, England, founded by environmental charity – Landlife.[1] Located in Court Hey Park, Liverpool, the visitor attraction was hoped to regenerate and help communities in the local area. The centre was opened in 2001 as a Millennium Project funded by the National Lottery and the Millennium Commission.[1] The centre was designed around the concept of Wildflowers. This was combined with a visitor centre, a shop and a cafe.

National Wildflower Centre

Museum entrance
Established	2001
Dissolved	2017
Location	Court Hey Park, Liverpool, England
Owner	Landlife
Website	www.nwc.org.uk

The attraction remained in operation until the early months of 2017, when owner and operator Landlife went into liquidation and, subsequently, the National Wildflower Centre was closed in order to raise funds.[2] Landlife blamed decreasing visitor numbers, expensive maintenance of the buildings and grounds, and a new threat, severe vandalism. Landlife also blamed the contractor that constructed the buildings, Kier Group. Landlife claimed that in just 16 years, the buildings had visibly badly weathered and the roof of the visitor centre and cafe would regularly leak-in water. Since the attractions closure, the site's entrances have been sealed and windows boarded up. In 2019 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council announced that they were looking for a buyer for the site. If successful, the site would be refurbished and could return to its former use.[3]

References

1. "National Wildflower Centre". www.nwc.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
2. 'A rotting mess' – the sad fate of Hodder's National Wildflower Centre
3. Molyneux, Jess (2019-08-14). "New plans for former National Wildflower Centre in Court Hey Park". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 2020-04-21.