This morning, the Epping Forest and Commons Committee conducted one of their regular site visits, which helps both keep new Members of the Committee informed of work on the ground and helps to provide informal advice to staff about approaches…
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Ashtead Common: Site Visit – May 2025
This weekend, Members of the Epping Forest and Commons Committee headed to north-east Surrey for a site visit to Ashtead Common. The 450 acre Common is designated as National Nature Reserve – home to over 1,000 ancient oak pollards and…
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Epping Forest Volunteers attend Royal Garden Party
I have said many times before that people are the City of London’s greatest asset. At Epping Forest, volunteers form a critical part of our people strategy – we simply couldn’t run our open spaces charities without the hard work…
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Epping Forest: Wanstead Park Projects Update
In September last year, I provided an update on the Wanstead Park projects in-flight, following a site visit from the Epping Forest and Commons Committee at the City of London Corporation. This week, we were pleased to extend these sessions…
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Epping Forest: Shadow DEFRA Minister Visit
Veterinary MP Neil Hudson visits Epping Forest cattle before spring turnout | Dr Neil Hudson Shadow Minister for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs , Dr Neil Hudson MP, recently visited Epping Forest’s English Longhorn cattle in their…
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Epping Forest: Chairman’s Column – May 2025
Ben Murphy is leaving as chair of Epping Forest Committee | Epping Forest Guardian Spring is my favourite season — nature’s way of reminding us how beautiful change can be. The transition from spring to summer also brings change for…
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BBC’s Great British Railways visits Epping Forest
Tonight’s episode of Great British Railway Journeys sees Michael Portillo make a stop at Epping Forest – the largest and most historic open space the City of London Corporation manage as a registered charity. In the programme, Michael meets Ben…
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Earth Day: Epping Forest Major Rewilding Project
This Earth Day, we’re sharing a behind-the-scenes look at a major rewilding project in Epping Forest. Over the past few months, we’ve been transforming 73 hectares of former farmland at Copped Hall into flower-rich grassland. We’ve sown almost 20 native…
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Spring Park Site Visit – Bromley, London
I was delighted to spend some time at Spring Park today, which is a 20-hectare / 50 acre area of public open space owned by the City of London Corporation and run as a charity which falls under the remit…
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Epping Forest: Anti-Social Behaviour Action Week at Wanstead Flats
This week, I have been pleased to join Epping Forest’s Superintendent, Keepers and Enforcement teams on patrol at Wanstead Flats, in a joint operation to deter anti-social behaviour (ASB) and public nuisance. Due to the lighter evenings and warmer weather,…
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