Autumn
Sunday 7 September 2008
6.15pm-9pm
Bat Walk at Highams Park Lake - Free
Meet at Weir at southern end of Highams Park Lake, adjacent to car park on Charter Road. Public transport: Highams Park station and 275 bus nearby.
See event listing for Sunday 27 April for other details.
Sunday 7 September 2008
9.30am-5pm
LBCV Cycle Ride - Free
A group cycle ride to Cornmill Meadows, a site of SSSI. We will be cutting back vegetation before removing Juncus from the wader/duck scrapes.
See Regular Events section for details.
Sunday 7 September 2008
10am-5pm
Forest Festival
Epping Forest’s premier event showcasing the City of London Corporation’s management of Epping Forest, with free area events, historical highlights at Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge, and community stalls.
Chingford Plain, Bury Road, E4.
Contact Epping Forest Visitor Centre 020 8508 0028
Sunday 14 September 2008
11.30am
Friends of Jubilee Pond – Pond dipping - Free
See Regular Events section for details.
11.30am
Friends of Jubilee Pond Flower Walk – Free
See Regular Events section for details.
Sunday 21 September 2008
1pm-7pm
Car Free Day - Free
Leytonstone Town Centre will be closed to traffic for a day of entertainment, stalls, live music, dancing, public art and children’s play areas.
Outside Leytonstone tube station, E11
Contact Linda Webb on 020 8496 3000 or email linda.webb@walthamforest.gov.uk.
» More information on car free day
Sunday 21 September 2008
9.00am-5.30pm
Centenary Walk - Free
A day’s walk through Epping Forest from Wanstead Flats in the south to Epping in the north. Lots of stopping points with chances to join (or leave). Lunch stop at a public house.
Contact Mike Whiteley 020 8524 2737.
Thursday 25 September 2008
10.30am-12.30pm
Pram/Strollers Walk
Come along with or without children for this new walk with our new leader, Dr Joanna Thomas, Verderer of Epping Forest.
Meet at Connaught Water car park, Rangers Road, Chingford E4.
Contact H and P Bitten on 020 8529 8594 or Robert Levene on 020 8989 0884.
Sunday 5 October 2008
9.30am-5pm
LBCV Cycle Ride - Free
A group cycle ride on Lea Valley Cycle Pat to Rammey Marsh to cut vegetation and remove encroaching scrub.
See Regular Events section for details.
Saturday 11 October 2008
1pm-5pm
Suntrap Open Day
Come and see the animals, lots of activities, exhibitions, forest walks and refreshments. Suitable for children.
Meet at Suntrap Forest Education Centre, Church Road, High Beach, Loughton, Essex IG10 4AJ.
Transport: Free shuttle bus from Chingford Station. Limited parking at Suntrap.
Contact Kerry Rolison on 020 8508 0611 or www.suntrap.waltham-forest.lgfl.net.
Saturday 11 October 2008
12noon-5pm
Good Food Swap - Free
Swap your grown produce for somebody else’s pickles and bakes in a locally celebrated ‘good food swap’. It’s about sharing food you’ve made, grown, picked or found without the need for money changing hands.
Hornbeam Centre 458 Hoe Street, E17 (corner of Bakers Arms)
Contact 020 8558 6880, email info@hornbeam.org or visit www.organiclea.org.uk.
Sunday 12 October 2008
3pm-5.30pm
Fungal Foray - Free
A walk through Epping Forest searching for and identifying the autumn mushroom crop. Anyone wishing to pick fungi at this event will need to apply for a fungi licence to the Conservators of Epping Forest.
Meet at car park opposite Queen Elizabeth Hunting Lodge, Rangers Road, Chingford E4.
Public transport: Chingford railway and bus stations are a 10 minute walk away.
Book in advance (from 1 October 2008).
Contact the Greenspace service on 020 8496 3000 or Carmela at Active Environments on 07814 475 191.
Sunday 19 October 2008
2pm-4.30pm
New Lammas Lands Defence Committee Walk
- Free
Join us (weather permitting) on our autumn walk to visit the reservoirs and aqueducts of Walthamstow and Chingford Marshes. Stout footwear and warm clothing necessary. Suitable for children.
Meet at Ferry Boat Inn, Forest Road, N17.
No wheelchair access.
Contact Katy on 07904 159 398 or Laurie on 020 8539 3330.
Saturday 1 November 2008
10am-12.30pm
Autumn Tints in Epping Forest - Free
A walk of up to 3 miles taking in Hollow Ponds, Gilberts’ Slade and Walthamstow Forest noting the wildlife en route. Suitable for children from 10 years old accompanied by an adult.
Meet at car park off Whipps Cross Road, opposite James Lane, E11.
Contact Ron Andrews, British Naturalists Association, Epping Forest branch on 020 8524 4239.
Sunday 2 November 2008
10am-4pm
LBCV Work Day - Free
Work on rotational beds at Middlesex Filter Beds to remove vegetation from bed walls. Lunchtime will feature our traditional bonfire.
See Regular Events section for details.
Sunday 2 November 2008
10am-12.30pm
Autumn in Ainslie Wood - Free
A look at the tree species of this ancient wood with an optional extra loop to the western part of Larkswood not covered on walk of 3 May. Suitable for children from 10 years old accompanied by an adult. Well behaved dogs welcome.
Meet at Ainslie Wood entrance at junction of Ropers Avenue/Underwood Road, E4.
Contact Pam Sable, Friends of Ainslie and Larkwoods on 020 8524 5794.
Sunday 16 November 2008
10am-4pm
LBCV Woodland Management - Free
We will be creating glades and removing invasive species at Whitehouse Woods along with other woodland management tasks.
See Regular Events section for details.
