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Welcome to the Unofficial Guide to Delamere Forest from forestexplorers.co.uk
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Delamere Forest Information:

Delamere Forest or Delamere Forest Park is a wood in the Cheshire West and Chester area of Cheshire, North West England, inbetween the towns of Frodsham and Northwich. It includes 972 hectares (2,400 acres) of mixed deciduous and evergreen woodland making it the largest area of woodland in Cheshire.
The name means "forest of the lakes".

Delamere Forest is the remnant of the Forests of Mara and Mondrem, which covered over 60 square miles (160 km2) in the north-west of the county in the 11th century. A hunting forest of the Norman Earls of Chester, it was subject to the harsh forest law, which greatly limited agricultural use for centuries. Ownership passed to the Crown in 1812 and then to the Forestry Commission, which now manages the forest, shortly after its establishment in 1919.

The area also includes Old Pale hill, the high point of the northern mass of the Mid Cheshire Ridge, and Blakemere Moss, a lake around 1 km in length. Black Lake, a rare example of quaking bog or schwingmoor, has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and forms part of an international Ramsar site; Linmere Moss has also been designated an SSSI for its fenland habitat. The white-faced darter, a species of dragonfly that is rare in the UK, has been recorded at Delamere Forest, and marsh fern and white sedge, wetland plants that are rare in Cheshire, are found here.

A popular recreational area, Delamere Forest is used by walkers, cyclists, mountain bikers and horse riders. The forest is also a venue for outdoor concerts. Recent concerts have included Simply Red, Erasure, Simple Minds and the Cortinners. Delamere is home to one of the most spread out GoApe tree top adventure courses in the UK. GoApe is the trading name of Adventure Forest Ltd who run 27 tree top adventures across England, Scotland & Wales. Mostly on Forestry Commission land.

- Information sourced from Wikipedia, GoApe Website, Forestry Commission Website & Northern Rail ... (Want to add more? email us)