Astbury Mere Blog
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...
Nature Watch – The park wakes up in spring
Margaret, one of our trustees, took a look around the park during the spring. These is what she saw: “During lockdown, we've all seen more closely the gradual changing of the seasons with the first tentative snowdrops, the catkins and the pussy willow. The Park...
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