Benjamin Murphy, Chairman of the Epping Forest and Commons Committee, has published an update on work taking place in Wanstead Park. In the second of a series of extracts, the focus is on the Grotto. For those who may not be…
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Epping Forest: Newsletter – November 2024
Welcome to the November 2024 edition of the Epping Forest Forest Focus Newsletter. As autumn gives way to winter, this edition of Forest Focus encourages you to discover the exciting activities on offer in Epping Forest on the run up to…
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Ashtead Common Trustees Object to Installation of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
In response to the planning application MO/2024/1544 proposing the installation of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility, underground cabling, access track, landscaping, biodiversity enhancement and ancillary infrastructure and equipment, security fence and gates at Land North West of Barnett…
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Epping Forest: Chairman’s Column – November 2024
Ben Murphy on what Epping Forest has to offer children | East London and West Essex Guardian Series The UK Government’s People and Nature Survey, published at the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, stated that 83% of children believe nature…
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Epping Forest: What is a Verderer?
As Chairman of the Epping Forest and Commons Committee at the City of London Corporation, which owns Epping Forest and is the appointed Conservator under the Epping Forest Act 1878, I often get asked the question ‘what is a Verderer?’.…
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City of London: Youth Natural Environment Board Launches
Young Londoners are shaping environmental and sustainability projects within the Square Mile and beyond, thanks to a new Youth Natural Environment Board (YNEB) which met for the first time on Friday 8 November. The City of London Corporation’s scheme brings…
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Epping Forest: Rare Bell Heather to Return After 50 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy4pq63qpgohttps://www.essexwt.org.uk/news/trust-helps-restore-rare-plant-population-epping-forest A delicate heathland species, bell heather (Erica cinerea), is set to make its return to Epping Forest after disappearing more than 50 years ago. This restoration effort is part of a conservation collaboration between the City of London Corporation…
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Epping Forest Celebrates 100 Years of Sir Winston Churchill
100 years ago today, on Wednesday 29th October 1924, a general election took place following a vote of no confidence in the labour minority government led by Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald. It was the third general election to take place in…
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Ben Murphy on the arrival of autumn in Epping Forest | East London and West Essex Guardian Series (guardian-series.co.uk) The nights are beginning to draw in, and this month we’re celebrating one of the nocturnal creatures that reside in Epping…
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Burnham Beeches: Lord Mayor’s Annual Visit
Today, I was delighted to welcome The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of the City of London to Burnham Beeches in Buckinghamshire as part of an annually scheduled visit. Burnham Beeches comprises of 220 hectares (540 acres)…
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