Shakerley Mere

Shakerley Mere is a lake and recreation area near Allostock, Cheshire, England. The mere is a former sand quarry, which flooded after extraction ended in the 1960s.^[2] Roughly triangular in shape, it bounded to the east by the M6 motorway and on the other two sides by the B5081 and B5082 roads.^[1] The site is managed for recreation by Cheshire West and Chester Council. There is a small amount of heathland, a designated site of biological importance, in the southeast corner, and a circular path runs around the perimeter of the lake, a distance of 0.9 miles (1.4 km).^[2]

Shakerley Mere
Shakerley Mere from the south
Shakerley Mere
Location	Allostock, Cheshire
Coordinates	53.236077°N 2.402643°W / 53.236077; -2.402643
Type	Quarry lake
Managing agency	Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority
First flooded	1960s
Surface area	17 acres (6.9 ha)
Surface elevation	45 metres (148 ft)[1]

The fishing rights are leased by Lymm Angling Club (the lake is stocked with carp, bream, roach and perch^[3]). In 2014 a small number of introduced bighead and silver carp were removed from the water.^[4]

See also

• Cheshire portal

• List of parks and open spaces in Cheshire
• Astbury Mere, another Cheshire mere that originated in a sand quarry