Field in the Second World War. Field of Hope The Field of Hope is an area in the south-east quarter of the park. It was planted with thousands of daffodil bulbs through a charitable planting programme and continues to bloom each year. In 1990 the Marie Curie centre in Woolton, which had received a donation of daffodils from Geests to be used for fundraising, had the idea of planting a "Field of Hope" in order to inspire cancer sufferers and carers. In co-operation with the city council, a million daffodils were planted across the south-east corner of the park. This has led to similar fields being established in other parts of the city, including Stanley Park, Clarke Gardens, and Woolton Village. Former features of the park Aviary An aviary was introduced to the park in 1901 and was home to many exotic birds. After falling into disuse in the 1990s, the old cages were removed during the restoration project and replaced with a new curved viewing point overlooking new outside planting. The Concert The park also boasted a small open-air theatre – "The Concert" – near the café which featured singers, magicians and talent contests to entertain local children during the summer holidays. This was removed in the 1970s. Boating lake The lake was a popular venue for boating until the 1970s, with a jetty and boat hire facilities. The lake was totally emptied in 2007 for the extensive renovation work and all of the fish (which included specimen weights of carp, tench, roach, pike and golden orf) were caught with large nets and sent to various locations across the UK. Following its restoration, the lake was refilled in 2010. Turtles have also been spotted in the lake. Others There was a small pirate ship located in one of the lakes until the early 1990s when it was removed due to falling into disrepair. Ringo Starr mentions the park in his song "In Liverpool" on his album "Ringo 2012" See also Birkenhead Park Princes Park, Liverpool List of public art in Liverpool Footnotes References External links Sefton Park, Liverpool City Council Sefton Park Palm House, official website Sefton Park's Peter Pan statue, National Museums Liverpool "Sefton Park and the Evolution of Urban Park Design in Britain", Royden History Parks and commons in Liverpool Urban public parks 1867 establishments in England Tourist attractions in Liverpool Grade I listed parks and gardens