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Tatton Park is a country park containing a stately home close to Knutsford, Cheshire, England.
History Tatton Park house is a neo-classical building designed by Samuel Wyatt in 1791 and scaled down and completed by his nephew Lewis Wyatt in the early 19th century. House The contents of the house include furniture by Gillows of Lancaster and paintings by Canaletto and Anthony Van Dyck. Parkland and garden The parkland at Tatton covers an area of one thousand acres (4 km²). It is home to two types of deer, Fallow Deer and the larger Red Deer. The latter are particularly impressive in autumn during the rutting season. The garden is one of the largest in the north of England, featuring a fernery, an orangery, a tower garden, a pinetum and a Japanese Garden agreed by most experts to be the finest in the UK and Ireland. There is also a maze, an arboretum, a kitchen garden and an Italian garden. Lakes There are waterfowl on the two main lakes, Tatton Mere and Melchet Mere. These attract a varied selection of ducks and geese including Canada Geese, Great Crested Grebe, Common Goldeneye and occasionally, Smew. The black heads of European Stonechats can easily be spotted along the shore of Tatton Mere and Green Woodpeckers can be seen in the parkland closer to the house. Other species regularly seen include Goldfinches, Eurasian Siskins, Long-tailed Tits and the smallest species in Europe, Goldcrests. Other features Other features of the estate include a Tudor Old Hall (built around 1520 and purchased in 1598 by Thomas Egerton), a working 1930s farm, a children's play area and speciality shops. The annual Tatton Park Flower Show, run by the Royal Horticultural Society, is one of the largest horticultural shows in the United Kingdom. Ownership The park is owned by the National Trust, but the parkland is financed, administered and maintained by Cheshire County Council. | ||||||||
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