Funding totalling almost £80,000 will help target flytipping and environmental crime and fund CCTV, automatic number plate recognition cameras and additional patrols. The UK government’s Safer Streets fund has awarded £50,653, combined with an additional £28,233 from Epping Forest District…
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Epping Forest: Chairman’s Column – January 2025
Firstly, may I take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy New Year. I hope you all managed to find time to get out and enjoy the Forest over the festive season. We recently spent some time reflecting…
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Epping Forest: Verderer Awarded Freedom of London for Long and Distinguished Service
Epping Forest Verderer, Paul Morris, was awarded the Freedom of the City of London today, in recognition of his long and distinguished service as a volunteer. Verderers are forestry officials in England who deal with common land in certain former…
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Epping Forest: Long-serving volunteer recognised with Freedom of the City of London
Judith Adams was awarded the Freedom of the City of London today, following a nomination by by the Chairman (Ben Murphy) and Deputy Chairman (Caroline Haines) of the City of London Corporation’s Epping Forest and Commons Committee, following more than…
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Epping Forest: Floating Reedbed Launched at Wanstead Park to Improve Water Quality
Floating reedbed launched in Wanstead Park to help improve water quality – London PostFloating reedbed launched in Wanstead Park pond – Waltham Forest Echo A floating reedbed has been launched on Heronry Pond in Wanstead Park, on the East London-side…
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Epping Forest: Wanstead Park’s Iconic ‘Map Tree’ update
January 2025 – Wanstead Village Directory I wanted to provide an update on the health of the British Isles shaped cedar, known as the ‘map tree’, at Wanstead Park. Firstly, the safety of Epping Forest’s visitors and staff is our…
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Epping Forest: Chairman’s Column – December 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, the Epping Forest team have been reflecting on the achievements for what has been an exhausting, but transformative year. And I am proud to present ‘Epping Forest: a Year in Review’ which you can…
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Epping Forest: New River Ching Action Plan
Change for the Ching with new partnership river action plan – GOV.UK An urban watercourse that flows from Essex to North London hopes to reap the environmental benefits of an ambitious partnership project to revitalise the river. The Ching Brook, known locally as…
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Epping Forest: Official Opening of ‘The Royal Forest’
I was delighted to join the CEO of the Heartwood Collection, Richard Ferrier, his team and a wide variety of community stakeholders at ‘the Royal Forest Epping Forest’ in Chingford today, for the official opening of this much loved asset.…
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Epping Forest: The Grotto Restoration Update – Wanstead Park
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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