The boiler room was blocked off in 2007 for safety reasons and concrete beams removed because of deterioration in the potting shed.

There is research into identifying ferns, some of which have grown in the hall since the early 1980s when the roof of the west wing collapsed.

Bank Hall was known locally for masses of primroses but due to tree planting in the 1980s, they disappeared but are making a comeback.

A giant Clematis vitalba grows over an archway by the north wing of the house has spread to the perimeter fence and created a wall.

[6] Red campion is common in the summer months in the arboretum, creating a meadow that attracts a variety of butterflies and insects.

The snowdrops have cross pollinated and the variety has expanded, some of them are rare and have been removed off-site for protection until the hall is restored.

[10] There are two dawn redwoods, which, because of their size are thought to date the early 20th century when explorers brought specimens from China to Kew Gardens.

In 2011 the 101st yew tree was planted along with a Ginkgo biloba to commemorate the Wedding of Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton.

Sycamore trees that grew in the silt were cleared to create a sunken garden planted with native flowers, ferns and snowdrops.

A ha-ha at the south end of the gardens separated the leisure grounds from the parkland, the bricks have since been removed, but the ditch remains.

Tennis courts were situated at the north end of the cricket field of which no trace remains and the area is used as farmland.

The University of Central Lancashire and the action group have uncovered many items within the gardens, including bricks from the garden wall foundations, pottery, willow pattern china fragments, glass bottles, light bulbs, clay pipes, WWII date stamp.

The university returned in 2010 and excavated a section of the low garden wall to the west of the tower lawn, the trench was infilled in September following a further study visit.

Grafts will be taken from the remaining fruit trees and replanted in the new development to regenerate the area but maintain the site history.

The project began in September 2011 when work commenced to clear the potting shed and greenhouse in preparation for restoration.

[14] The Friends of Bank Hall have since held monthly volunteer days for members of the public to join them in the retrieval of artifacts and removal of debris from the site, which also provides an educational role for the project.