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One of the finest gardens in Cheshire attracts photographers as well as plant lovers.

Ascend Old Pale Hill in Delamere and enjoy some great views and some unexpectedly stirring prose, writes Howard Bradbury.

Cheshire Wildlife Trust's Katie Piercy tries walking on water near Northwich.

Cheshire Wildlife Trust Development Officer Heather Hulse invites visitors to explore the wild side of Hatchmere nature reserve, a hidden jewel in Delamere's crown

Delamere Forest is the largest area of woodland in Cheshire and is popular with those who love outdoor pursuits and of course photographers.

Will and Sam Starkey took their family farm at Delamere and branched out into a successful logging business, writes Martin Pilkington

Locked away beneath Delamere Forest lies a world shaped by the last Ice Age, and some very special wildlife. Now, with the help of the local community, Cheshire Wildlife Trust is revealing these lost habitats once again, as Tom Marshall reports

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It was once home to Take That star Gary Barlow but everything has changed for the current residents of Delamere Manor WORDS BY EMMAH MAYOH PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIRSTY THOMPSON