The team at Epping Forest are excited to launch a new #50for50 volunteering campaign! They are inviting volunteers – new an old – to step forward and attempt to contribute 50 hours of volunteering over six months, in honour of…
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Epping Forest & Essex Police: Joint Anti-Social Behaviour Operation
This weekend, I was pleased to join Epping Forest Keepers in a joint operation with Essex Police’s community policing team, rural engagement team, roads policing unit and air support unit working to combat anti-social behaviour in the Forest, particularly nuisance…
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Epping Forest: Wanstead Park Projects Update
https://wansteadvillagedirectory.com/2024/11/06/park-projects/ As part of the Epping Forest and Commons Committee‘s regular cycle of visits to the assets we are responsible for conserving, we were delighted to be back in Wanstead Park this weekend to hear updates from senior offices at…
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Epping Forest: Chairman’s Column – August 2024
I hope you have managed to recharge your batteries and connect with family and friends this summer. Many of you, I know, have taken the opportunity to visit ‘the Green Lungs of London’. I have seen families flying kites and model aeroplanes,…
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Epping Forest: Skylark Send-Off Celebration
Earlier this year, I was proud to join forces with the Wren Wildlife and Conservation Group to launch a campaign to protect the closest skylark nesting site to London. Skylarks are ground-nesting birds and therefore they are exposed to disturbance…
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Epping Forest Celebrates £4.4m Grant for Habitat Restoration Work
It is with enormous pleasure I can share the news that Epping Forest has successfully won a grant totalling £2,351,000 from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs through their Countryside Stewardship Scheme. The grant will be paid in…
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Burnham Beeches: enduring attraction spans generations (Bucks Free Press)
Buckinghamshire is home to many important natural woodlands. One of those is Burnham Beeches, situated between Slough and Beaconsfield, which is owned, managed and conserved by the City of London Corporation. It has long been one of the places in…
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Epping Forest: Chairman’s Column – July 2024
Ben Murphy on Epping Forest Green Flag award and fire safety | East London and West Essex Guardian Series (guardian-series.co.uk) Parents, teachers, and students across the country are breathing a sigh of relief that the summer holidays are finally upon…
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Epping Forest & Commons Committee Celebrate Prestigious Green Flag Award Wins
This week, the Epping Forest and Commons Committee at the City of London Corporation has been celebrating after they won 9 Green Flag Awards and a further 8 Green Heritage Site Accreditations, recognising some of the very best managed green…
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Epping Forest Conservator’s Respond to EFDC’s South Epping Masterplan Area & Design Code Consultation
The City of London Corporation, as the appointed Conservators of Epping Forest, have today responded to Epping Forest District Council’s South Epping Masterplan Area and Design Code consultation which runs until Thursday 25th July 2024. You can read more about…
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