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
Delamere Park two years later. In March, 2007, and in common with other areas of the former Vale Royal District, several plaques were erected in Delamere Park illustrating the area's history. On the 13 June 2007 it was announced that CC Publishing were preparing to publish a book chronicling the Park's detailed history; focusing mainly on its time as a World War II army base and its subsequent accommodation for Polish military families were unable to return to their homeland. The book was released in 2008 co-authored by A.D.Coxhead and R.M.Bevan Delamere Park Delamere Park is an English housing estate with parkland