Hatchmere

Hatchmere is a small lake in Cheshire, adjacent to Delamere Forest. Hatchmere is notable for several campaigns to maintain public access to the lake after it was bought by the Cheshire Wildlife Trust in 1998. Initially the Cheshire Wildlife trust fenced off the only access point to the lake suitable for swimmers. A pressure group, the Friends of Hatchmerewas formed, and eventually the Cheshire Wildlife Trust backed down and agreed to allow swimming in the lake.

The Hatchmere campaign was instrumental in the forming of the River and Lake Swimming Association, a group that promotes Open water swimming in the United Kingdom.

External links

* [http://www.hatchmere.com/history.htm History of public access disputes at Hatchmere]
* [http://www.river-swimming.co.uk The River and Lake Swimming Association]