2.1 miles (3.4km) with No Climbing
Each Mid-Week Stroller walk has a destination providing a venue for drinks / snacks / meals etc and starts at 10:30am.
Meet at: (Sat Nav: FY3 8LL), this is the postcode of the Village Hotel situated on East Park Drive Blackpool (we will be using their vast car park), then afterwards at the Art Deco Cafe, Stanley Park (FY3 9EQ).
This is a level circular walk around a SSSI nature reserve (and partly through a caravan holiday park). Plenty of benches and some “ hides ” to take the weight off your feet are situated around the Mere .
This site used to be part of Blackpool´s landfill site, but their doesn´t seem to be any trace of it now. The Mere is an attractive site for wild fowl, birds, butterflies, and dragonflies. The reed beds cover a large area around the edges, home to the illusive reed bunting, among other species. So you may wish to bring some binoculars or a camera ... you never know what we may see. The first one to spot Blackpool Tower gets to buy me a pint!