Activities at Delamere Forest

Following recent harvesting operations, most of our trails are now open as normal - please check here for information around the remaining diversions or closures. - to help plan your visit

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Activities at Delamere Forest

family on a child friendly cycling trail
Cycling and mountain biking trails at Delamere
Shot of legs and wellies of two people walking through forest holding Gruffalo paper bag
Gruffalo Party Trail at Delamere Forest
Tree-lined walking trail at Delamere Forest
Walking trails at Delamere
A Forest Holidays Lodge at Delamere Forest
Forest Holidays at Delamere
Segway users on a forest trail
Go Ape Forest Segway at Delamere
Child flying through the woods on a zip wire
Go Ape Tree Top Adventure at Delamere
Family on Go Ape tree top adventure
Go Ape Tree Top Challenge at Delamere
Gruffalo sculpture at Alice Holt Forest 2023
Gruffalo Sculptures at Delamere
Two horse riders in high vis and helmets on a forest path
Horse Riding at Delamere Forest
People enjoying Nordic Walking in the forest
Nordic Walking at Delamere
Running trainers on forest floor
parkrun at Delamere
A individual sitting on a picnic table within bluebells
Picnics at Delamere
Woman running in the woods
Running trails at Delamere

Nearby forests

Footpath through trees at Sutton Manor

Sutton Manor is a 230 acre site located in St Helens next to the M62 on the former Sutton Manor Colliery. At its highest point it is over 200m above sea level.

In 2001 the former spoil heap was transformed into a community woodland and wildlife haven for the local community and visitors to enjoy. Over 2 million trees were planted!

Grassland

Popular with walkers, cyclists and wildlife watchers, there is a network of over 5km of trails around the woodland, and visitors can enjoy the striking wooden viewpoint created by artist Richard Caink.

Part of the Abram Flashes Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and the Flashes of Wigan and Leigh National Nature Reserve, Viridor Wood features a mix of woodland, grassland and fishing lakes.

field with rocks

As a former coal mine, Colliers Wood forms an interconnected area of woodlands and grassland surrounding Higher Folds. The various footpaths offer quite a lot of opportunity for exploration and discovery.

There has been recent planting near Cooling Lane which is now coming into fruition. From Queensway, there is access to an area once used by bird watchers.

Colliers Wood is located approximately ten miles west of Manchester. 

Owl sculpture at Sefton Meadows

Located near Liverpool, Sefton Meadows offers the perfect opportunity to escape the city. The woodlands are made up of three sites, Jubilee Woods, Roughlys Wood and Brooms Cross. 

Look out for the Barn Owl sculpture at Jubilee Woods. The site is also often visited by Hunting barn owls and they are usually seen around dusk. 

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