Mere Sands Wood Nature Reserve (Ormskirk)

Mere Sands Wood Nature Reserve is located near the town of Ormskirk in west Lancashire. The nature reserve is wildlife rich, with many breeding birds, fifteen species of dragonfly, as well as the swiftly declining water vole. In winter, the reserve hosts nationally important numbers of wildfowl which find shelter and food in this beautiful setting. The reserve is situated on layers of sand and peat, wind blown there after the last ice age. This sand and peat lay undisturbed for 10,000 years so provides an important history of the land since the ice retreated. The geological importance of the site led to it being designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest ...  Read the complete review