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  Liverpool City Council

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  Carol Webster

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  0151 2336911 
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Information about this open space

In an area of few public green spaces Devonfield Garden is much appreciated by the local community and Friends group who are enthusiastically committed to developing this small yet valued site in the northern suburbs of the city.  The original Garden design has changed very little, although a regrettable change has been the loss of elm trees from the Gardens and neighbouring roads owing to Dutch elm disease. Another imposed change was the introduction of an air raid shelter which remains beneath the Gardens.  Although small in area, there is awareness that Devonfield Gardens could sustain an interesting range of wildlife, notably birds, on account of its proximity to important city wildlife corridors. While public open space in the district is limited the Gardens are well located near to the long disused Langton Dock branch line which links to the Loop Line and the Trans Pennine Trail landscaped cycle network.  Devonfield Gardens was established as a communal garden area at the same time as the surrounding property development c.1910-12. In an area of few private gardens, Devonfield Gardens provide an attractive communal horticultural amenity including over seventy trees of which with many early mature ornamental cherry. Shrub and herbaceous beds, and two circular island beds surrounded by lawns, have been planted partly as community projects.  The resurgence of interest where residents are taking an active part in the development of the garden is seen in the number of events organised to celebrate the renaissance of the garden.