It has been my first visit to Epping Forest in months, mainly because I haven’t made time for it and partially as it has been rather cold and icy of late. As always there was the very thin mix of families out for the afternoon, walkers with their dogs and a couple of joggers. I was pleased to see a whole contingent of elderly walkers enjoying the afternoon’s splendour. It felt fabulous being outside as I have kept myself rather cooped up and have been feeling stifled by the central heating. I’m not actually a natural outdoorsy-person, so I have to plan for and arrange walks like this. Here are some photos I took today.
This ancient wood stretches for 12 miles between Forest Gate and Epping
In 1882 Queen Victoria declared it ‘The People’s Forest’