Hainault Forest
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Hainault Forest was a large wooded area in the English counties of Essex and Greater London which was mostly destroyed after 1851. Popular outrage at the destruction of most of the forest was an impor
Hornbeam pollards in Hainault Forest
The footpath into Hainault Forest from Lambourne End, on a November morning
The Fighting Temeraire, painted by J. M. W. Turner. HMS Temeraire was made from oaks harvested from Hainault Forest.
Ordnance Survey drawing of the Forest, around 1805
Epping Forest
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Epping Forest is a 2,400-hectare area of ancient woodland, and other established habitats, which straddles the border between Greater London and Essex. The main body of the forest stretches from Eppin
Hainault Forest
…forests of west Essex alluded to in the Three Forests Way. This is a 59-mile (95 km) long-distance circular path which passes through Hainault Forest, Epping Forest and Hatfield Forest. The first recorded use of the name is as Henehout in 1221, and then Hyneholt in 1239. The name comes from two place name elements…
Centenary Walk trail, south of High Beech
The ramparts of Ambresburg Banks hill fort
Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge, Chingford
Connaught Water, an ornamental lake of 8 acres (3.2 ha) named after the Duke of Connaught, the first forest ranger