Fun in Epping Forest
Epping Forest is London's largest open space, at approximately 6,000 acres. It provides a great visitor destination. The forest centres are a good starting point to find out where to go and how to enjoy the forest, pick up a leaflet or map, ask advice of friendly and knowledgeable staff, discover our displays and exhibitions or browse in our forest gift shops...
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Aerial video: FSC Epping Forest, Essex
Aerial video of Field Studies Council's Epping forest centre and the surrounding area.
Places to see in ( Epping - UK )
Places to see in ( Epping - UK )
Epping is a market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located 3 miles northeast of Loughton, 5 miles south of Harlow and 11 miles northwest of Brentwood. Although it is the terminus for London Underground's Central Line , the town retains some elements of rurality, being surrounded by Epping Forest and working farmland. Epping has many very old buildings, some of which are Grade I and II listed buildings. The town also retains its weekly market which is held every Monday and dates back to 1253.
Epping has been twinned with the German town of Eppingen in north-west Baden-Württemberg since 1981. Although the once-famous Epping Butter, which was highly sought after in the 18th and 19th centuries, is no longer made, the well-known Epping sausages are still manufactured by Church's Butchers who have been trading on the same site since 1888.
Epinga, a small community of a few scattered farms and a chapel on the edge of the forest, is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. However, the settlement referred to is known today as Epping Upland. It is not known for certain when the present-day Epping was first settled. By the mid-12th century a settlement known as Epping Heath (later named Epping Street), had developed south of Epping Upland as a result of vigorous clearing of the forest for cultivation. In 1253 King Henry III conveyed the right to hold a weekly market in Epping Street which helped to establish the town as a centre of trade and has continued to the present day (the sale of cattle in the High Street continued until 1961).
Epping, as it stands today, has grown as a favoured town of residence for those who work in London. Its market still brings shoppers in from surrounding villages and towns every Monday. Perhaps the most prominent building in Epping these days is the District Council's office with its clock tower, designed to bring balance to the High Street with the old Gothic Revival water tower at the southern end, built in 1872, and St John's Church tower in the centre. The centre of Epping on and around the High Street is a designated conservation area.
Epping's increasing popularity with young professionals and families, along with the Government's planning policies (as applied by the District Council) has led to the current situation: Epping is experiencing the biggest threat to its rural status yet and a number of sites (the largest being St. Margaret’s Hospital) are being proposed for redevelopment as new housing estates.
Epping lies 19 miles (30.6 km) northeast of the centre of London towards the northern end of Epping Forest on a ridge of land between the River Roding and River Lea valleys. Epping is north of the small village of Theydon Bois. Most of the population live in the built up area centred on and around the High Street (B1393) and Station Road. About a thousand people live in the village of Coopersale which, while physically separated from Epping by forest land, is still part of the civil parish. A few dozen households make up the hamlets of Coopersale Street and Fiddlers Hamlet. Much of the eastern part of the present parish was until 1895 in the parish of Theydon Garnon.
Epping is served by a number of bus routes, serving many surrounding towns and villages including; Thornwood Common, Harlow, Abridge, Waltham Abbey, Ongar and Brentwood. The bus services are either commercial services, or operated under contract to Essex County Council. Epping is served by Transport for London rail services, and is the eastern terminus of the Central line of the London Underground.
( Epping - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Epping . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Epping - UK
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Into th Woods - Epping Forest Encounter 1974
An encounter back in 1974 in Epping Forest - affected me so badly that even today I am very wary of woodland
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Ennio Morricone - Theme from the film The Thing
Epping Forest
A visual documentation of Epping Forest, England. The first video in my visuals collection.
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Volunteer Forest Keeper & Resident in Epping Forest
This is one of my tree stories of Epping Forest for my project You Can't See the Trees for the Woods funded by Arts Council England in partnership with the City of London Epping Forest between April 2017 and March 2018. During my artist residency I spent time with people who live, work, study and visit the forest. I interviewed and recorded them, photographed their work and took part in activities in the forest.
The residency had two parts, the first was about engaging people with the ancient trees using visual images and the second part was about connecting people with trees through their stories. More details are on my website marionsidebottom.co.uk.
For this story I spent time with Jules who moved into a 200 year old cottage in Loughton many years ago to be near the forest. She walks with her dogs there every day and described to me what this means to her. Her favourite places to walk are along Loughton Brook and around the Lost Pond. She is so passionate about the forest that she is now a Volunteer Forest Keeper.
Visiting Epping Forest
Visiting Epping Forest
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Family camping at Epping forest
Family camping in Epping forest at Dedben House Campsite.
The forest campsite is still within the M25 motorway and perfect for those they want a quick get away from London.
Search for Aeroplane Tree in Epping Forest
This is one of my tree stories of Epping Forest for my project You Can't See the Trees for the Woods funded by Arts Council England in partnership with the City of London Epping Forest between April 2017 and March 2018. During my artist residency I spent time with people who live, work, study and visit the forest. I interviewed and recorded them, photographed their work and took part in activities in the forest.
The residency had two parts, the first was about engaging people with the ancient trees using visual images and the second part was about connecting people with trees through their stories. More details are on my website marionsidebottom.co.uk.
For this story I spent time with a resident Cheryl who had memories of playing around Pole Hill in Chingford in the 1960s. She told me about the 'dips' where they used to cycle around, how her Aunt delivered milk to Lawrence of Arabia and the infamous 'Aeroplane Tree' which grew at the perfect angle for climbing. Her great grandfather Whinfield Hora was also on the welcoming committee at Chingford Station for Queen Victoria in 1882 when she visited Epping Forest. Unfortunately not much remains of the Aeroplane tree but we had an interesting chat about her life whilst trying to find it.
Epping Forest drone flight
Flying a Parrot Disco briefly over a section of Epping Forest in strong winds.
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EPPING FOREST - LONDON UK - SPRING
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Conservation Arborists of Epping Forest
This is one of my tree stories of Epping Forest for my project You Can't See the Trees for the Woods funded by Arts Council England in partnership with the City of London Epping Forest between April 2017 and March 2018. During my artist residency I spent time with people who live, work, study and visit the forest. I interviewed and recorded them, photographed their work and took part in activities in the forest.
The residency had two parts, the first was about engaging people with the ancient trees using visual images and the second part was about connecting people with trees through their stories. More details are on my website marionsidebottom.co.uk.
For this story I spent two days with the Conservation Arborist teams in Epping Forest observing and documenting their work. They are highly skilled and have spent years training and putting this in practice. It's physically and mentally challenging and involves working in all weathers in a difficult environment but the upside is that climbing can also be quite exhilarating. They are working on a conservation program of re-pollarding trees and wood pasture restoration. To the untrained eye their work in the forest may look destructive but they are clearly passionate about the whole forest ecosystem and maintaining biodiversity. In this slideshow they are re-pollarding trees at Pole Hill and crown reducing an ancient Beech at High Beach. The voices on this video are two of the Arborists Gavin and Tom in conversation with myself.
Epping Forest Conservation Volunteers
This is one of my tree stories of Epping Forest for my project You Can't See the Trees for the Woods funded by Arts Council England in partnership with the City of London Epping Forest between April 2017 and March 2018. During my artist residency I spent time with people who live, work, study and visit the forest. I interviewed and recorded them, photographed their work and took part in activities in the forest.
The residency had two parts, the first was about engaging people with the ancient trees using visual images and the second part was about connecting people with trees through their stories. More details are on my website marionsidebottom.co.uk.
For this story I spent a day with the Epping Forest Conservation Volunteers at Barn Hoppitt near Chingford. They were haloing (clearing around) a beautiful old crab apple tree which would have eventually died due to being overcrowded and lack of light. I first visited this tree 6 months earlier with the Head of Conservation, Dr Jeremy Dagley. At the time he showed me the fate of other trees nearby which had literally been caged in and died as a result. It was amazing to see such a wide range of people volunteering with this conservation group, using mostly hand tools to free this tree from such a slow and tortuous fate.
Head of Conservation in Epping Forest
This is one of my tree stories of Epping Forest for my project You Can't See the Trees for the Woods funded by Arts Council England in partnership with the City of London Epping Forest between April 2017 and March 2018. During my artist residency I spent time with people who live, work, study and visit the forest. I interviewed and recorded them, photographed their work and took part in activities in the forest.
The residency had two parts, the first was about engaging people with the ancient trees using visual images and the second part was about connecting people with trees through their stories. More details are on my website marionsidebottom.co.uk.
'You can't see the trees for the woods' is the projects title and inspiration and is a phrase coined by the Head of Conservation Dr Jeremy Dagley. He has worked in the forest for decades and his passion for the forest and as a naturalist enthuses the people around him. His role is a delicate balancing act between nature, people and organisational needs whilst under financial pressures. The group at the bottom of the picture are attendees of the Ancient Tree Forum conference is Epping Forest in 2017 during which a concordat was signed to work in partnership with this conservation group.
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Epping Forest: Film tour of the park
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Epping Forest 25th March 2016
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