Delamere Forest The Forestry Commission, which was established in 1919, took over the management of Delamere Forest in 1924; the land was managed for timber production. Its management area occupies 16 percent of the former medieval forests. Since 1968, the Forestry Commission has worked with successive local authorities (now Cheshire West and Chester) to promote recreational usage of the area. Blakemere Moss was drained in around 1815, supposedly by prisoners from the Napoleonic Wars. During the 19th century, it was unsuccessfully planted with oak, and later with Scots pine. The Forestry Commission planted the moss with pine and western hemlock during the
Louise Delamere Louise Delamere Louise Alexandra Delamere (born 17 June 1969) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Lia in the Channel 4 comedy drama "No Angels" and Colette Sheward in the BBC medical drama "Holby City". Delamere appeared in "Agatha Christie's Poirot", in the episode "Evil Under the Sun", where she played Arlena Stuart-Marshall, an actress who is murdered on a beach. She was featured in the "Cadfael" episode "The Holy Thief" and appeared in the BBC crime show "Waking the Dead" as Elaine Ashcroft, again playing a murder victim in the fourth season finale "Thin Air". She