Tabley Mere
mere in Cheshire, England, UK
Tabley Mere is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Cheshire, England. It is located 3 km southwest Knutsford and is situated within the estate of Tabley House (300m south of the house). This protected area has open pools of water (meres) that are very nutrient rich and this leads to an exceptional diversity of wetland plants.
The pools were enlarged at the time when Tabley House was built in the 1760s. These pools are mainly fed by surface water and the M6 motorway was constructed near one of their inflows.
Biology
Wetland plants in the open pools (meres) include autumnal starwort, and pondweed species including Potamogeton berchtoldii, Potamogeton crispus and Potamogeton pectinatus. The pools are surrounded by fen habitat and acidic marshy grassland.
Land ownership
All land within Tabley Mere SSSI is owned by the Crown Estate, who own the whole estate of Tabley House.
The public source identifies “Tabley Mere” as mere in Cheshire, England, UK. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Tabley, Mere and mere.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Tabley Mere”, the useful work is to connect “mere in Cheshire, England, UK” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 11, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q124394678.
Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Tabley Mere”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Tabley Mere primary sources, Tabley Mere archive and Tabley research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Tabley Mere”?
- Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
- What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Tabley Mere” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.