It is the ideal place for walking, with dry sandstone paths, easy-to-walk forest roads and trails ideal for families and those less mobile. In addition, the new planting of Old Pale has created a great place to walk with magnificent views as far as Liverpool’s famous skyline. There are also 3 easy waymarked walking routes to try, ranging from 0.75 miles to nearly 3 miles.

For cyclists, Delamere is served by the National Cycle Network and offers smooth sandy tracks with only a few gentle hills to encounter. Two waymarked routes can be followed, or for the more adventurous, a climb to the top of Old Pale is rewarded with the views mentioned previously. The forest’s visitor centre now also offers a bike wash so you can even leave all the mud you’ve collected behind!

For those really wanting to get into the swing of things, Delamere now has Go Ape! – a high-wire forest adventure course of rope bridges, Tarzan swings and zip slides up to almost 35 feet above the forest floor. It boasts the longest zip slide of any Go Ape! course at some 200 metres long and is open between 24th March and 29th October and at weekends in November. Places must be booked in advance.

Within Delamere, Blakemere Moss is an excellent habitat for a wide variety of wildlife and birds, and has become very popular with birdwatchers.