Epping Forest
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Site of Special Scientific Interest
Special Area of Conservation
ancient woodland
forest
public open space
Epping Forest is an ancient woodland and former royal hunting forest on the border of Greater London and Essex, renowned for its biodiversity, historic landscapes, and extensive recreational trails.
All labels observed (9)
Statements (87)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Special Area of Conservation ⓘ ancient woodland ⓘ forest ⓘ public open space ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Buckhurst Hill
ⓘ
Chingford ⓘ Epping ⓘ Loughton ⓘ Theydon Bois ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
A104 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A121 road NERFINISHED ⓘ M25 motorway ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Manor Park ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Epping ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Epping Forest
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Epping Forest and Commons Committee
|
| hasArea |
about 2400 hectares
ⓘ
about 5900 acres ⓘ |
| hasCulturalReference |
featured in art
ⓘ
featured in literature ⓘ featured in local folklore ⓘ |
| hasDesignation |
Epping Forest
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Epping Forest SAC
Epping Forest self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Epping Forest SSSI
|
| hasEcosystemType |
ancient semi-natural woodland
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grassland ⓘ heathland patches ⓘ wetland and ponds ⓘ wood-pasture ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse |
common land for local people
ⓘ
royal hunting forest ⓘ |
| hasHistoricBuilding |
Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge
The Warren (Epping Forest headquarters) ⓘ |
| hasLegalProtection | Epping Forest Act 1878 ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | charity ⓘ |
| hasMainTreeSpecies |
beech
ⓘ
holly ⓘ hornbeam ⓘ oak ⓘ silver birch ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bury Wood
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Chingford Plain ⓘ Connaught Water ⓘ Copped Hall estate woodlands (adjacent/associated) ⓘ Hainault Forest extension areas ⓘ High Beach ⓘ Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge surroundings ⓘ Strawberry Hill Ponds ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalActivity |
angling
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birdwatching ⓘ cycling ⓘ horse riding ⓘ orienteering ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| hasSoilType |
Bagshot Sands and Gravels
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London Clay Formation ⓘ
surface form:
London Clay
|
| hasTrailNetworkLength | over 100 kilometres of paths and rides ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCentre |
Epping Forest
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Epping Forest Visitor Centre at High Beach
The View visitor centre, Chingford ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
badger
ⓘ
bats ⓘ deer ⓘ fox ⓘ owls ⓘ rare lichens ⓘ stag beetles ⓘ woodpeckers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient pollarded trees
ⓘ
biodiversity ⓘ former royal hunting forest ⓘ historic landscapes ⓘ recreational trails ⓘ |
| length | approximately 19 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Essex ⓘ Greater London ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
River Lea ⓘ River Roding ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Corporation of London
ⓘ
surface form:
City of London Corporation
|
| nearStation |
Chingford railway station
ⓘ
Epping tube station ⓘ
surface form:
Epping station
Loughton tube station ⓘ
surface form:
Loughton station
Theydo n Bois station ⓘ |
| nearTransport | London Underground Central line ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Corporation of London
ⓘ
surface form:
City of London Corporation
|
| protectedSince | 1878 ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
City of London Corporation
subject surface form:
Leytonstone
this entity surface form:
Epping Forest (ancient woodland)
this entity surface form:
Epping Forest (within borough boundaries)
this entity surface form:
Epping Forest, England
this entity surface form:
Epping Forest (southern edge)
this entity surface form:
Epping Forest SSSI
this entity surface form:
Epping Forest SAC
this entity surface form:
Epping Forest and Commons Committee
this entity surface form:
Epping Forest Visitor Centre at High Beach