| Wirral Country Park | |
|---|---|
 The site of Kirby Park railway station, now given over to the Wirral Way. | |
  Wirral Country Park Shown in Merseyside | |
| Type | Public park |
| Location | Station Road Thurstaston Merseyside CH61 0HN |
| Coordinates | 53°20′33″N 3°8′44″W / 53.34250°N 3.14556°W |
| Created | 1973 |
| Operated by | Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Cheshire West & Chester |
| Open | All year |
| Status | Open |
The Wirral Country Park is a country park on the Wirral Peninsula, England, lying both in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in the county of Merseyside and in the borough of Cheshire West & Chester in the county of Cheshire. It was the first designated country park in Britain, opening in 1973.[1][2]
The park is located along the Wirral Way, which follows the trackbed of part of the former Birkenhead Railway route from West Kirby[3] to Hooton.[4] The old line, which closed in 1962, follows the estuary of the River Dee for 7 miles (11 km) between West Kirby and Parkgate then heads inland, across the Wirral peninsula, to Hooton.
There are two visitor centres along the Wirral Way, one near the site of Thurstaston railway station, at Thurstaston, and the other at the preserved Hadlow Road railway station, in Willaston.
- ^ "Wirral Country Park". Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "About the park". Wirral Country Park Friends Group. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
- ^ 53°22′24″N 3°06′32″W / 53.3732°N 3.109°W
- ^ 53°17′51″N 2°58′39″W / 53.2976°N 2.9774°W