Cop Mere is one of the largest natural bodies of water in Staffordshire, England, covering 42 acres (17 ha).

[2] Cop Mere was created as a hollow in the Keuper marl of North Staffordshire/South Cheshire (which was laid down approx 200 million years ago,[3] roughly) as a result of the retreat of the last ice age.

The River Sow has been dammed upstream at Jackson's Coppice from around AD 1250,[4] which altered the flow of water and created a unique albeit man-made environment that encourages birdlife and fishlife.

There is evidence that fishing in Cop Mere dates back at least to the reign of Henry VIII.

Birds commonly found on the mere include the reed warbler and sedge warbler, the great crested grebe and the little grebe, the sparrowhawk, and three woodpecker, species including the lesser spotted woodpecker.