Liverpool has become the first city in the UK to ensure that all parks and green spaces are legally protected.
Campaigners aiming to stop road developments on a Merseyside country park are gaining support from national organisations.
Locals are protesting following the news that Knowsley Council will be selling 17 of its parks for development.
The manager of New York’s Central Park, one of the most famous in the world, will this week visit Birkenhead.