Delamere Forest has also been designated an SSSI for its fenland habitat. The white-faced darter, a species of dragonfly rare in the UK, and marsh fern and white sedge, wetland plants that are rare in Cheshire, are found here. Delamere Forest is a popular recreational area that is used by walkers, cyclists, mountain bikers and horse riders. It is also an outdoor concert venue. The twin medieval Forests of Mara and Mondrem were created within the county palatine of Cheshire by the Norman Earls of Chester in the late 11th century. However the area might have earlier been an Anglo-Saxon hunting forest.
Louise Delamere also had a role in the television drama "The Chatterley Affair" and has appeared in "Torchwood". She played the recurring character Marion James in the fifth series of "Waterloo Road". Delamere appeared as regular character Colette Sheward in BBC medical drama "Holby City" from 3 December 2013 until 4 November 2014. Delamere is married to actor Stephen Mangan. They have three sons: Harry (born October 2007), Frank (born 2010), and Jack (born March 2016). She has three brothers; her younger brother is the actor Matthew Delamere, and one of her older brothers is the director Robert Delamere. Louise Delamere Louise