This is a very important place for wildlife attracting many different water and wading birds. A heron roost on Heron Island adds to the ornithological interest. There is easy access around the Mere almost as far as ‘The Crimps’. A sculpture trail links the Castlefields car park to the castle and garden terraces.
Path Information
For almost their entire length, the paths around the Mere are surfaced, broad and well maintained making this a very easy place to explore. A broad surfaced path leads from the Moors car park adjacent to the Shrewsbury to Ellesmere Road. From here you can follow the side of the Mere for almost a mile (1.1km) past the Visitor Centre, along the Promenade into the restored Victorian Cremorne Gardens. The final section of undulating path beyond the first gate to The Crimps, although once surfaced, is now soft and narrow in places.