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Natural Monuments

Cheshire West and Chester

Blakemere Moss

Natural Monuments

Cheshire West and Chester

Delamere

Blakemere Moss

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Location: Delamere, Cheshire West and Chester, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Blakemere & Hatchmere Nature Reserve loop — Delamere Forest

8.68km

02:15

60m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Delamere Forest and Blakemere Moss loop

11.3km

02:55

50m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Blakemere Moss – Sandstone Trail Railway Bridge loop from Delamere

6.89km

01:46

20m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Dan Hobson

October 7, 2020

Blakemere Moss is a flooded area of Delamere Forest. The lake is rich in biodiversity and is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is a great place for birdwatching and is home to species such as greylags, Canada geese, black-headed gulls, coots, mallards, and lapwings. The area was drained in the 1800s, supposedly by prisoners from the Napoleonic Wars, and planted with trees. It was turned back into a lake in the 1990s and tree stumps still poke through the water’s surface.

Manny & Daisy

June 2, 2023

Blakemere Moss at Delamere Forest is a reclaimed wetland area. The Moss was originally formed from two kettle holes (water filled hollows formed by a detached mass of glacial ice melted in situ towards the end of the last ice age). Delamere Forest is made up of more than 100 peatland basins and includes several sites of rare 'quaking' bogland, a phenomenon in which sphagnum mosses form a carpet above peaty water that appears to tremble when trodden on. The area was drained from the 1800's, supposedly by prisoners from the Napoleonic Wars and planted with trees, (mainly oak and Scot's Pine) between 1793-1815 to provide timber for shipbuilding. The Forestry Commission planted the moss with pine and western hemlock during the 1940s, which proved uneconomic. In the late 1990's the Commission allowed the area to re-flood again naturally.

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Location: Delamere, Cheshire West and Chester, North West England, England, United Kingdom

Blakemere Moss

1. Blakemere & Hatchmere Nature Reserve loop — Delamere Forest

2. Delamere Forest and Blakemere Moss loop

3. Blakemere Moss – Sandstone Trail Railway Bridge loop from Delamere

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