The pool is classified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest as the most oligotrophic (nutrient poor) body of water on the Shropshire - Cheshire plain.

[1] Once open to the public, Bomere Pool and the surrounding woodlands are now privately owned and operate a centre of towed water sports throughout the year.

Two thousand years ago there was a substantial Roman army camp and an associated civilian settlement on the pool side.

[citation needed] The 1920s romantic novelist Mary Webb located the action of her most famous novel Precious Bane around Bomere Pool, which she called Sarn Mere in the book.

Between the 1960s and 1980s the pool was a popular destination for local residents, particularly on warmer days when families with children enjoyed splashing about in the water, with a cafe and ice-cream stall providing refreshments.