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©Roger Jones
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©Roger Jones
Dist:0.2km<br/>Very old beech tree not far from High Beech, Epping Forest.
©Christine Matthews
Dist:0.3km<br/>The road sign warns of a sharp right-hand bend ahead, on a road passing through Epping Forest. Epping Forest is an ancient woodland and former Royal hunting forest which stretches over around 6,000 acres in North East London and Essex. In the 19th Century, London was expanding rapidly and without control. The forest's existence was under threat. The Corporation of London took over the ownership of the forest to protect it from further development.
©Malc McDonald
Dist:0.3km<br/>Epping Forest is an ancient woodland and former Royal hunting forest which stretches over around 6,000 acres in North East London and Essex. In the 19th Century, London was expanding rapidly and without control. The forest's existence was under threat. The Corporation of London took over the ownership of the forest to protect it from further development.
©Malc McDonald
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©Roger Jones
Dist:0.3km<br/>The track winds westwards from the Epping New Road towards the Forest Centre.
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.3km<br/>Glimpsed through the trees near High Beach is one of the many ponds in Epping Forest.
©Stephen McKay
Dist:0.3km<br/>The pond is on Rushey Plain, a little north of the Epping Forest Information Centre.
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.3km<br/>Beech and oak are the main trees here. Many of the beeches are old, rather degenerate pollards. The large example here is partly collapsed.
©Andrew Dann
Dist:0.3km<br/>An area where the trees have been thinned out in recent years.
©Roger Jones
Dist:0.3km<br/>This path in Epping Forest has been designed to be accessible to people using wheelchairs, with firm surfaces and no steep gradients. This also makes the path attractive to parents pushing young children in buggies. Epping Forest is an ancient woodland and former Royal hunting forest which stretches over around 6,000 acres in North East London and Essex. In the 19th Century, London was expanding rapidly and without control. The forest's existence was under threat. The Corporation of London took over the ownership of the forest to protect it from further development.
©Malc McDonald
Dist:0.3km<br/>A popular location in Epping Forest, with car parks, pub and forest Information Centre all nearby.
©Peter Trimming
Dist:0.3km<br/>Epping New Road is an "A" road passing through Epping Forest. Epping Forest is an ancient woodland and former Royal hunting forest which stretches over around 6,000 acres in North East London and Essex. In the 19th Century, London was expanding rapidly and without control. The forest's existence was under threat. The Corporation of London took over the ownership of the forest to protect it from further development.
©Malc McDonald
Dist:0.3km<br/>A relatively modern 'A' road, which passes through the heart of the Epping Forest. Photograph taken from beside a small car park, which gives easy walking access into the forest.
©Peter Trimming

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