Delamere Forest the Delamere Forest area would be rewetted as part of Natural England's "Wetland Vision" scheme. Delamere Forest forms part of the Mersey Forest, an initiative to increase woodland coverage in areas close to urban communities. Nearly all the Forestry Commission land is open access land under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. A few small additional areas contiguous with the Forestry Commission land are also wooded. The Mid-Cheshire Railway Line runs east–west through Delamere Forest; Delamere railway station is located at , around ½ mile (800 m) from the Linmere Visitor Centre. The B5152 road runs north–south through
Leigh Delamere services Leigh Delamere services Leigh Delamere services is a motorway service station on the M4 motorway situated one mile west of Junction 17, between Bristol and Swindon (close to Chippenham and Malmesbury). It takes its name from the adjoining village of Leigh Delamere. It is one of Europe's largest service stations. The service area is owned by Moto Hospitality. The station is mentioned in "The Eyre Affair" by Jasper Fforde and is supposedly named after the mother of an associate of the main villain. It features several times in BBC's Gavin & Stacey, although scenes purportedly at Leigh Delamere were filmed