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
Neil Delamere Neil Delamere Neil Delamere ( ; born 1979) is an Irish comedian. He is a regular on Factbook and is represented by Off the Kerb. Delamere is from Edenderry, County Offaly. He has a degree in Computer Applications from Dublin City University (DCU), where his portrait is displayed in the university's library amongst other famous graduates. He began his career in 2004 at the Edinburgh Festival. Since then he has worked for both Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) and the BBC, in programmes such as the BBC comedy series "One Night Stand", BBC radio and television panel quiz "The Blame Game"