delemere forest itself is pretty and well maintained, the forest looks old and healthy, the wildlife there was not as diverse as i hoped but that could be for many reasons and i cannot mark them down for that. the canopy is tall and thick but the pond/lake was quite over grown. which for the birds, this is santuary. A huge cry of blackheaded gulls was roosting here when we when.
the pathways is well maintained and you can walk here with sandals safety even in wet weather. which the day i visited was a wet day with intimitent showers. The visitors centre has bike hire, segway, horse riding and a cafe, the food in this cafe was very good and the car park was nice and has a huge area surrounding it for picnics etc.
the only big reason why this is not a 5 star is it adopted on of my pet hates. there is no bins around the forest which lead to seeing a lot of dog poo on the pathway or filled doggy poo bags as you wall round the forrest, that said there was hardly any littering which i thi.k is a big thumbs up to...
Read moreNice woodland. Expected a bit more from the size of the place in all honesty. We walked with buggy and visited cafe & toilet stop. Cafe was slightly below ok. Have left a review under cafe with details.
Would like to see tramper hire here and slightly better signage from the new car park just to point people in the direction of the walks/woodland. We walked the red route but it felt a bit like a highway (we visited in low season end September). Realise e-trikes wouldn’t help this but we did the longest signed route thinking it would take us away from it all a bit but didn’t get anywhere quiet/peaceful as such. Would have liked a signposted longer walk option maybe to feel more of an escape.
Children’s play areas (den making) within woodland.
Lots of dogs off leads so natural increased risk of poo!
The place is big and does the job but not much in way of education, interest or...
Read moreThe most beautiful forest i visited till today. We went there around 11am. And booked the cycle online. ( its only does online booking. Timmings are 9.30 to 1.30 and 1.30 to 5pm for the hiring). Theres cafe serving hot food and food to go. Plus ice cream and the toilets are very clean and hygienic.
This forest is suitable to all type and age of people. You can bring your new born or toddler. There are 3 (green red n orange) walking paths. No problem with push chair at all. And pets are allowed so be ready to see lots of dogs. You can just walking on the marked path or in the tree areas there are so many small up n down paths to explore.
We went in summer. From the last 7 days there wasn't any rain. So when we went there it was nice and sunny. Please check if you are planning to go in some...
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