Epping Forest
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Epping Forest is a magnificent expanse of woodland far larger and much more natural than Hatfield Forest.  It stands on a high ridge overlooking the Lea Valley.  It is about fifteen miles long and runs from Forest Gate in East London to Epping Town.  Saved  by Edward North Buxton and  others, it is now managed  by the Corporation of the City of London.

Ambresbury Banks Iron Age fort

   Connaught Water

 

Loughton Camp - Iron Age fort

Grotesque oak at High Beach

 

Epping Forest is great for horses as  well as  walkers and most keep to the surfaced  rides.

Mountain bikers who ride off surfaced  trails make a terrible mess.  Why cannot they also be restricted  to hard surfaces.

Cattle grazing is one of the commoners' rights. Traffic  means that fences have to contain them and that is a controversial issue

The famous black fallow deer  of  Epping are now contained inside a reserve because of fast and  heavy traffic through the Forest

The best guide to Epping Forest is this book by Ken Hoy, M.B.E.  Further information can be seen on the website of the Friends of Epping Forest.

The Epping Forest Act of 1878 was designed  to protect Epping Forest for the enjoyment of all.   In 1978, a Centenary Walk was devised and since then, Friends of Epping Forest and other walkers meet annually at Manor Park to walk the fifteen miles to Epping town.

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