Astbury Mere Blog
Community Woodland Gold Award of the Year 2024
The Astbury Mere Country Park has been awarded the Royal Forestry Society “Community Woodland of the Year 2024” Gold Award
Tree Management Work at Astbury Mere Country Park
Ash trees in the park have become infected with a disease known as Ash dieback and the Trust is taking action to manage this.
SUPPORTING CONGLETON’S JEWEL IN THE CROWN
Astbury Mere Country Park is owned and run by a local Charitable Trust which raises all of its own funds and needs at least £65,000 annually to keep the park open. The trust aims to make continual improvements to the country park. Recently they have...
Sandy Bear Takes a Holiday
Sandy Bear has sat watching over the Mere since Bearmania in 2011, He was feeling a little tired, so we decided he deserved a holiday. He has gone away for a short break, where he will have a few days rest and will be treated to a well earned repaint to be restored...
Ride the Beartown Rickshaw
What could be nicer than to be taken for a free ride around Astbury Mere in a rickshaw with somebody else doing all the work. All you have to do is admire the view and feel the wind in your hair. Maybe stop for a hot drink, maybe see some friends for a chat. All this...
Question: What Happens when Swans Breed?
Answer : The female lays eggs between late April and early May. Both sexes incubate the eggs, which hatch after 35-41 days. The young birds, or cygnets, sometimes ride on their parents' backs and remain with the adult birds for four or five months. Cygnets are...
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