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Epping Forest Heritage Trust
Epping Forest Big Walk
Sunday 17th September
Guided by our volunteer walk leaders, there will be three main stops along the route. You don’t need to be an experienced hiker to join the walk, although you will need to be quite fit to complete the whole walk in a day! Everyone is welcome. You can choose to walk the full length or sections of the route that suit your needs.
The timetable for the full route:
8.30 am – 9.00 am – Arrive at the junction of Forest Drive and Capel Road, near Manor Park Station
9.00 am – Introductory talks
9.15 am – Walk starts
10.05 am – Depart Green Man roundabout, Leytonstone
11.50 am – Depart Highams Park Lake
12.50 pm – Arrive at Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge (Chingford Visitor Centre), E4 7QH where we take a break for lunch
1.50 pm – Depart Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge (Chingford Visitor Centre)
3.05 pm – Depart High Beach Visitor Centre
4.45 pm – Arrive at Bell Common, Epping
Anything interesting along the route?
The route covers the whole length of the Forest starting from Manor Park in Newham, skirting Wanstead and Woodford towards Highams Park, passing Chingford Plain, High Beach and going all the way to Epping in Essex.
The walk will take us through some of the most iconic locations and ancient monuments, as well as provide the chance to experience a mosaic of habitats the Forest encompasses, from grass plains, heathlands, ponds to wood-pasture and ancient woodlands.
There will also be short informative talks along the route, from which you can learn more about the wildlife, conservation, history, and management of the Forest.
How to register?
The walk is free to attend. You can register through the eventbrite page here.
Booking is essential
"We are a charity and a membership organisation with a big mission to inspire people about Epping Forest, and to conserve and protect its irreplaceable biodiversity, culture and heritage now and for generations to come. We operate across the whole of Epping Forest, covering 6,000 acres stretching from Manor Park in East London to Epping in Essex.
Epping Forest is for everyone to love. Our work is to stand up for this wonderful ancient Forest and inspire everyone to do the same. We have regular guided walk programmes to help you get to know Epping Forest, and we operate the Epping Forest Visitor Centre at High Beach on behalf of City of London Corporation (the Conservators). We also help to increase the biodiversity of the Forest through hands-on conservation work, campaigns to raise awareness of the Forest and advocate at planning enquiries to ensure it does not suffer direct damage from more development, traffic or pollution".
