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Epping Forest è un distretto dell'Essex, Inghilterra, Regno Unito, con sede a Epping. Il distretto fu creato con il Local Government Act 1972 , il 1º aprile 1974 dalla fusione dei distretti urbani di Chigwell , Epping e Waltham Holy Cross con parte del distretto rurale di Epping and Ongar .
Epping Forest è un'area boschiva (area protetta) di circa 2500 ettari che si estende per quasi 20 chilometri dal Manor Park, nella parte orientale di Londra, alla cittadina di Epping, nell' Essex. [1] È lo spazio pubblico più grande di Londra, [1] ed è gestito dalla Corporazione della Città di Londra. [2]
- The History of Epping Forest
- Geography
- Ecology and Habitats
- Planning Designations
- Leisure Activities
- Visitor Centres
- Public Transport
- Cultural Associations
- Crime
- See Also
Early history
The area that became Epping Forest has been continuously wooded since Neolithic times. Embankments of two Iron Age earthworks – Loughton Camp and Ambresbury Banks – can be found in the woodland, but pollen profiles show that Iron Age occupation had no significant effect on woodland cover. The former small leaved lime (also known as pry or linden) dominated woodland permanently changed during the Anglo-Saxon period, possibly as a result of the selective cutting of trees. Today's beech-birch an...
Management of the forest
The area is thought to have been given legal status as a royal forest by Henry II in the 12th century. At the time it was part of the much larger Forest of Essex, which covered nearly all of the county. The term Forest was a legal term, meaning that Forest Law applied, meaning that only the king had the right to hunt deer. The term did not mean the land was well wooded: the large majority of the Forest of Essexwas agricultural land. The Forest of Essex gradually shrank in size as land was rem...
Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge
In Tudor times, Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I may have hunted in the forest, though no documentary evidence has survived to prove it. In 1543, Henry commissioned a building, known as Great Standing, from which to view the chase at Chingford. The building was renovated in 1589 for Queen Elizabeth I and can still be seen today in Chingford. The building is now known as Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge, and is open to the public. There is another hunt standing, which now forms the core of the...
The forest is approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) long in the north–south direction, but no more than 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from east to west at its widest point, and in most places considerably narrower. The main body of the forest stretches from Epping in the north, to Chingford on the edge of the London built-up area. South of Chingford the fore...
The age of the forest and the range of habitats it contains make it a valuable area for wildlife, and it is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Its former status a common, with wood-pasture and plains has had a great effect on its ecology. Although the Epping Forest Act almost certainly saved the forest from total destruction, it h...
Most of the forest, an area of 1,728 hectares (4,270 acres) is a Site of Special Scientific InterestThe forest is a Special Area of Conservation.Most of the Forest is part of the Metropolitan Green Belt.Much of the Forest is designated as Metropolitan Open Land.A wide variety of leisure activities associated with the forest, most notably rambling, cycling and horse riding. Epping Forest attracts large numbers of mountain bikers. Mountain biking is generally permitted except around the Iron Age camps, Loughton Brook and other ecologically or geomorphologically sensitive areas. Despite clear signposting, a ...
The forest has three visitor centres: 1. Epping Forest Gateway at Chingfordincorporating The View interpretation centre 2. Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge and Butler's Retreat at High Beach 3. The Temple, Wanstead Park
Public transport serves most locations in and around the forest. The forest is accessible from most London Underground Central Line stations between Leytonstone and Epping and London Overground between Wood Street and Chingford and at the very southern end by the Elizabeth line at Manor Park. In the 1980s, the name "Forest" was given to one of the ...
Epping Forest has frequently been the setting for novels, and has attracted poets, artists and musicians for centuries. Many of these artists lived at Loughton. Loughton is also home to the East 15 Acting Schooland its Corbett Theatre.
The forest has long standing criminal associations. In the 18th century, Epping Forest became notorious as the haunt of highwaymen, who preyed on the coaches of wealthy racegoers on the road from London to Newmarket. Dick Turpin and Tom King used the forest as a hideaway, and Jack Rann, known as "Sixteen String Jack", had a pub named after him in T...
TL455025. Epping Forest District is a local government district in Essex, England. It is named after the ancient woodland of Epping Forest, a large part of which lies within the district. The district covers northeastern parts of the urban area of London, including the suburban towns of Epping, Loughton, Waltham Abbey, Chigwell, and Buckhurst ...
Epping Forest è un distretto dell'Essex, Inghilterra, Regno Unito, con sede a Epping.
Epping Forest è un collegio elettorale situato nell'Essex, nell'Est dell'Inghilterra, e rappresentato alla Camera dei comuni del Parlamento del Regno Unito. Elegge un membro del parlamento con il sistema first-past-the-post, ossia maggioritario a turno unico; l'attuale parlamentare è Eleanor Laing del Partito Conservatore, che ...
Epping è un paese di 11.047 abitanti della contea dell'Essex, in Inghilterra.
