After visiting the Flaxmill we weren’t ready to go home so we set off towards the mere at Ellesmere, deciding to stop at the nearby Colemere. We enjoyed a pleasant walk around the mere which is surrounded by mature woodland.

Cole Mere was formed at the end of the last Ice Age. 10,000 years ago. It is a kettlehole; which are created by large chunks of ice left behind the main glacier. These melt more slowly and leave steep-sided, deep hole in the ground which subsequently fills with rainwater to create a mere. Unlike lakes, meres have no natural inflow or outflow of water and are fed by rainwater from their own mini-catchment.*

*from a sign next to the mere.