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Delamere Forest Park

31 ha

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome31 ha

Getting here

53.23523, -2.67249

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

3 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Hawthorn Shieldbug +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Norley Wildflower Memorial WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Delamere WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Whitegate WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Fruits of the ForestCycling route
Named routeRef Fruits of the ForestLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route304 m
Named routeRef 5Length 304 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hunger Hill TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef BlueDelamere
Whitemoor TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef WhiteDelamere
Delamere Blue Cycle TrailMountain bike route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Blakemere Moss, Delamere Forest Park

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Blakemere Moss, Delamere Forest Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Chapel GreenUrban park4.1 km→🌱Delamere ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Delamere ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Forest Edge parkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Delamere Forest ParkUrban park1.2 km→🐄Delamere Farm ShopVisitor farm1.3 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Blakemere Moss

Not High (England Use Only)328 m→
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Dam 8

1.3 km→
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Nettleford 1

2.5 km→

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