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The Lavers

  The Lavers are situated between Matching and Moreton in the Epping Forest District within the catchment of Cripsey Brook. Entries in the Doomsday Book show the villages were already well established by 1086 and historic maps support this but the place name of Laver is believed to be old English. The exact origins are…
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The Rodings

  The Rodings, once known as Roothings are a collection of beautiful small villages nestled in the West Essex countryside in close proximity to the upper River Roding with different first names derived from different origins. What they all share in common is the name Roding which is of Saxon origin and in reference to…
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Hawksmere Springs Nature Reserve

  Hawksmere Springs Nature Reserve on the edge of Tawney Common is perhaps one of the district’s best kept secrets. This delightful small nature reserve is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust and is so well hidden that even local people have not always been aware of its existence. This is ancient unimproved grassland pasture…
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Ainslie Wood And Larks Wood

  Larks Wood sits upon two adjacent hills forming a large area of woodland in south east Chingford with Ainslie Wood forming a smaller wooded area a short distance away, these were once both connected. Like Knighton Wood in Buckhurst Hill this is a fragment of the great forest of Essex, cut off from the…
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Knighton Wood And Lords Bushes

  Knighton Wood and Lords bushes are a part of the ancient forest of Essex which sit in isolation from the main body of the forest and have come under more than one ownership over the centuries. The name Knighton is believed to be derived from the Knights of St John of Jerusalem who once…
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Grete Hjorth-Johansen’s Forest photography exhibition

  Grete is the 2021 winner of the Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize Choice Award, meaning her work was voted the most popular by the Ashurst staff and associates. The exhibition is at Ashurst, London Fruit & Wool Exchange 1 Duval Square, London E1 6PW. It’s open every day and evening until 7th January, but visits are…
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