i discovered the figure 8 lake in birkenhead park earliy this year. its a lovely place, very peaceful,with lots of wildlife,especially newts. surprising how many other people dont know about it,i must go on one of the days with the rangers.

Would that be the Lone Ranger,in my time we had the Park Police headed by Sgt Woodcock who we affectionately called Sgt Plankdick.
As kids we tended to be always in the wrong part the park and always at the wrong time,so our physical exercise in the art of running away from the dear Sgt and his playmates was paramount to our safety,those park coppers had eyes in the back of their heads and a nose for trouble,

There are a couple of Ranger led walks in the New Year. Damn, i've binned the leaflet, ring up and enquire

It is not supposed to be fished, re the notice at the gate, but you do see pillocks maggot drowning in there. Never see any wardens though.

Woodcock also carried a long truncheon instead of the little 'un. I think it must have been a Sgt's staff of authority. he was probably a decent bloke really.

Which lake is supposed to be like a figure 8, and i thought it was permit maggot drowning.

i thought the fig 8 was the little school kids one at the top end of bottom park. Don't tell me I've been wrong. There were still blokes fishing in it though.

Oh that one, we used to call that, the secret garden, just off the roadway, its alright to fish in the big lake, isn't it.

when i was a kid in the 50s we never had problems with the police, marion street boys were well behaved !

Since when ?

I thought it must be tongue in cheek!

unlike us bentinck street lads

arsenal my family were bentninck st lads....heard the tales omg lol x

a bit off topic - sorry
How many pubs were there 6?
Royal Standard 2 Bentinck Street Conway st,
Bentinck Arms 25 Bentinck Street
Chester Hotel 39 Bentinck Street
Little Red House 59 Bentinck Street Crown st
Stag Hotel 73 Bentinck Street 73
Beresford 63 to 65 Bentinck Street
Scotch Thistle 93 to 95 Bentinck Street

any pics of them please
Had my first drink in one of them when about age 16

derek omg where there more pubs than houses in that road lol x no wonder they call them the good old days xxx

You must have been in them all again, I was asking where the bloody figure 8 lake was in Birkenhead Park, now I'll never know. Fishing is allowed in the big lakes but not that little one. Fishing didn't used to be allowed in the Top Park, I was surprised to see that it was now allowed. It'll only have what the cormorant leaves anyway, which won't be a lot.

If you enjoyed the wildlife and relaxtion of that part of the park then why not visit RSPB Inner marsh Farm - I'd say its just as relaxing www.rspb.org.uk/innermarshfarm