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With rivers bursting their banks and houses under water, choosing to flood Delamere Forest might seem a little perverse. But the experts are only recreating the ancient wetland of Blakemere Moss. Originally drained during the Napoleonic Wars by French prisoners, the area is once again a lake. Re-establishing the sphagnum moss will take a little longer, but if you pop back in a couple of hundred years it should be nice and boggy by then!
 LOCATION: Delamere Forest, six miles west of Northwich START: Whitefield car park, off B5152 beyond Delamere Station (Grid reference SJ557710) DISTANCE: Four miles GRADE: Easy TIME: Two hours MAP: Explorer - Northwich & Delamere Forest Landranger 117 REFRESHMENTS: Delamere Forest Inn, Visitor Centre cafe |
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