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A community & membership charity connecting people with #EppingForest's heritage, ecology & culture, inspiring action to help conserve & protect it 🌳

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2 months ago

🌳Calling out for community groups around #EppingForest !

If you're are interested in connecting people with the Forest, please get in touch. We’d love to partner with you to create activities and events that work best for you, as part of the ‘Epping Forest Heritage for All’ programme, made possible thanks to @heritagefunduk We'd specifically love to hear from diverse communities and groups who may face barriers visiting the Forest.

🍃We provide:
- Guided walks & heritage expertise
- Support with planning & delivery
- Funding contribution to your organisation
- Potential support for access costs

💚You bring:
- Your community
- Your ideas
- Your perspective and experience

Together, let’s create something meaningful, and celebrate, enjoy and protect the irreplaceable heritage of Epping Forest – for everyone.

📩Get in touch! Simply fill-in a short online form using link in bio, or visit: tinyurl.com/EppingForestCollab https://forms.office.com/e/SAsB6p8tqr

‘Epping Forest Heritage For All’ is a three-year project run by Epping Forest Heritage Trust in partnership with Black Girls Hike and Muslim Hikers. It is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and supported by the City of London Corporation. Poster showing a group of people walking along a woodland path beneath tall trees. Overlaid text reads: “What would your community love to do in Epping Forest?” followed by “Let’s build it together!” in large green lettering. taken in Epping Forest by @eppingforestht

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3 months ago

🌳The reason #EppingForest is such a precious and irreplaceable place is because of people’s involvement with the Forest throughout centuries, and that is the main #heritage that we'd love to celebrate in the 'Epping Forest Heritage for All' programme: the relationship between people and the Forest.

💚 For us, heritage is not just what happened in the past, but what we do now to protect for the future.

🫶 If you are a community group and are interested in connecting people with #EppingForest, please get in touch! We’d love to partner with you to create activities and events that works best for you, and together, creating and capturing new heritage about the relationship between people and the Forest.

👆 Visit link in bio to find out more.

🌱 ‘Epping Forest Heritage for All’ is a three-year project run by Epping Forest Heritage Trust @eppingforestht in partnership with Black Girls Hike @bgh_uk and Muslim Hikers @muslim.hikers . It is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund @heritagefunduk and supported by the City of London Corporation. @coleppingforest

#loveeppingforest #EppingForestHeritageForAll taken in Epping Forest by @eppingforestht

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9 months ago

#Throwback can't believe we are already in the middle of October!

The past couple of months has been a whirlwind for us. We met many wonderful groups and together, created many wholesome memories in the beautiful #EppingForest. And here are some of the photos from those moments.

A shout-out to the groups and communities that visited the Forest, created experiences, and helped to care for it together: from hands-on conservation to arts and crafts, from guided walks to storytelling and reflections, from food sharing to drawings, we love every bit of it. @esea.sisters.in.nature @eseaoutdoorsuk @kultum.co @steppers_woc_wfc @sustainablymuslim @wildlifedrawing @bgh_uk

And we're looking forward to more collabs with many groups and communities of people!

If you are a #community and are interested in connecting people with Epping Forest, please get in touch! You can fill a short form (link in bio), or drop us a DM. We’d love to partner with you to create activities and events that work best for you. 💚

#LoveEppingForest

These collabs are part of the ‘Epping Forest Heritage For All’, a three year project delivered by @eppingforestht in partnership with @bgh_uk and @muslim.hikers It is funded by @heritagefunduk and supported by @coleppingforest . A wooden table covered with nature materials and small sketch paper. Several white paper display pen drawings of leaves, feathers, bark, twigs, and plant stems. Real natural objects, including a green leaf, dried fern fronds, a feather, and a piece of lichen-covered bark, are placed among the sketches for observation. Black pens are scattered across the table, and some cards contain handwritten notes and reflections, suggesting a nature journaling workshop taken in Epping Forest by @eppingforestht

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10 hours ago

What a pleasure to join the Epping Forest Community Lottery 2nd Anniversary Celebration earlier this week!

It was inspiring to hear stories from fellow good cause, make connections, and celebrate the wonderful impact lottery players have to the local communities. We are also delighted to share our learnings being part of the community lottery for the past two years.

Thank you @eppingforestdc , and thank you to all who joined our community lottery. We are grateful for the positive impact you help to make! 💚

Find out more, or to join the community lottery, please visit: https://www.eppingforestcommunitylottery.co.uk/support/epping-forest-heritage-trust

#community #eppingforest #LoveEppingForest #efdccommunity A speaker stands beside a projection screen at the Epping Forest Community Lottery Second Anniversary Celebration, holding a microphone and notes while addressing attendees. The large screen displays a colourful anniversary graphic featuring lottery tickets and the words “Epping Forest Community Lottery Second Anniversary.” The event takes place in a bright indoor venue with a presentation area and seating space. taken in Epping Forest by @eppingforestht

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We are pleased to share that we have recently donated five boxes of archive material to @the_london.archives

The collection includes records of historic campaigns to protect #EppingForest, including those related to horse-riding in the Forest, as well as the building of M16/M25 in the 1970s and the M11 a decade later, alongside meeting minutes of our two predecessor organisations: the Friends of Epping Forest and the Epping Forest Centenary Trust.

Some of these materials will also inform an upcoming exhibition on the M11 protests being put on by the the @walthamforestarchives

These materials capture the dedication and collective efforts of countless volunteers over the decades, and provide a valuable record of longstanding community action to protect the Forest.

With a huge thank you also to the team of volunteers who spent many hours going through these materials to organise them ahead of the donation to the archives.

Thank you. 🌳

Photo 1-2: Peter, EFHT Chief Executive, handing over materials to London Archive
Photo 3: Peter delivering materials to Waltham Forest Archive for their M11 exhibition.

#LoveEppingForest Peter, Chief Executive of EFHT, wearing a turquoise waterproof jacket, flat cap and backpack signs documents placed on a red trolley in a covered loading area at the London Archives. Several folders and papers are visible on the trolley. Brick buildings, a ramp with handrails and a wet pavement can be seen in the background. taken in Epping Forest by @eppingforestht

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6 days ago

ART HELPS ME: Wanstead Flats + Old Manor Park Library
Sunday 18th October, 11 am - 2 pm

Ishmael from @eppingforestht will lead a walk around Wanstead Flats where we'll learn more about the area, gathering ideas for a crafty session led by me back in the studios at Old Manor Park Library.

It's an opportunity to connect to nature, to other humans and to yourself in this autumnal time.

🎟️This session has been generously funded by Epping Forest Heritage Trust so tickets are free! Find the link in my bio for more information about the session and the funding.

📍meeting at Wanstead Park Station (overground) at 11 am

#arthelpsme #eppingforest #natureconnection #newham by @eppingforestht

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8 days ago

We are looking forward to being part of the Apple Day at @coppedhalltrust this coming Sunday 11th October.

This popular community event celebrates traditional orchards, local heritage and the changing seasons, with stalls, activities, entertainment and opportunities to explore the historic gardens and mansion.

Remember to stop by and have a chat, pick up some Forest-themed goodies, learn more about our work, and the many ways you can get involved from our guided walks to the People's Forest Panel. 🌳🍂

For more info about the Apple Day, visit link in bio.

#EppingForest #LoveEppingForest Promotional graphic inviting visitors to the Copped Hall Apple Day on Sunday 11 October. The image shows the Epping Forest Heritage Trust stall at an outdoor event, with two people seated behind an information table beneath a white gazebo. A large Trust banner and branded flag stand beside the stall, with trees and other market stalls in the background. White text overlaid on the image reads: “Come and visit us at Copped Hall Apple Day – Sunday 11th October.” by @eppingforestht

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8 days ago

Three weeks on, we are still smiling about the Epping Forest Big Walk 2026!

From familiar faces to first-time walkers, it was absolutely wonderful to see so many people came together to walk, connect, learn and celebrate in the beautiful #EppingForest.

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who took part, volunteered, spoke, supported the event. Like our Trustee Abi @forestcowboy said, climate change is real, but there is hope, and it looks like this - when people and communities come together for nature.

Thank you to Yu Leng @buleng000 , our photographer, for capturing these wonderful moments!

Where you there? Tell us your favourite Big Walk memory in the comments. 💚🌳 Group photo of Big Walk attendees gathered beneath next to a majestic ancient oak tree. People stand and kneel together on a gravel path, many waving at the camera, with backpacks and walking gear visible, with more mature trees and green foliage fill the background. taken in Epping Forest by @eppingforestht

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12 days ago

[SOLD OUT] Join us and Epping Forest Heritage Trust for a guided walk through one of London's oldest wild places.

Sign up via the link in our bio 🔗 taken in Epping Forest by @eppingforestht

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22 days ago

Looking for a fun, free day out in nature?

Join Black Girls Hike and Epping Forest Heritage Trust (@eppingforestht) for a family-friendly adventure filled with exploring, playing and getting stuck into nature 🙌🏾

Sign up via the link in our bio 📲 by @eppingforestht

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23 days ago

A little look back at Jalan, Maén, Makan — walking, playing, eating, sharing, and reflecting together.

Thank you to everyone who joined and made it special. 🤍

And as part of our event, we’re grateful to have given back £36 to humanitarian causes, topped up personally by our co-founders from the £30.94 raised through the event.

Swipe to see the numbers and where the donations went.

See you at next year’s 17an! by @eppingforestht

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24 days ago