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
Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Baron Delamere was the Rhodes of Kenya and the settlers followed him both politically and spiritually.” Another contemporary and former colonist said more or less the same: “(His) ascendancy over the settlers of Kenya has been enjoyed long enough for him to expect all men – and women – to do his bidding, and do it promptly. He is their Moses. For 25 years he has been their guide.” Beryl Markham, the aviator and author, was close with Delamere and his wife, who served for a few years as Markham's surrogate mother. She summed Delamere up thus: "Delamere had two great loves