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About us


Epping Forest staff

View of Epping Forest Epping Forest is managed by over 80 full time and part time staff including Information Assistants, Forest Conservation Workers, Ecologists, Litter Pickers, Forest Keepers, Playing Fields Staff, Green Keepers and Administrative Staff. They all work to the Epping Forest Management Plan (2004 – 2010) which sets out the main management tasks and enables us to plan an annual work programme. The Management Plan is divided into eight sections: Protection, Resources, Access, Heritage, Trees, Open Grassland, Wetland and Monitoring.  

If you are interested in working for Epping Forest, please check the job opportunities page, as all of our vacant positions are advertised there.

Download the Management Plan Summary (4.4mb)

Forest Keepers Epping Forest is patrolled 365 days a year by Forest Keepers whose role is to assist the public to enjoy the Forest safely and to protect the Forest from inappropriate damage or abuse. The Forest Keepers are also attested constables and enforce the Epping Forest byelaws.

If necessary, this includes prosecuting byelaw infringement cases in the Magistrates Court. The Forest Keepers patrol the Forest on foot, by bicycle, quad bike or vehicle.

Download further information here:

Useful information (413kb) and accompanying map (1mb)

The Epping Forest Byelaws 

The headquarters of the Epping Forest management team is at

The Warren, Loughton, Essex, IG10 4RW.
Tel 020 8532 1010
Fax 020 8508 2176
Email epping.forest@cityoflondon.gov.uk 

The office is open weekdays from 9.00am to 4.45pm.

Epping Forest Visitor Centre

The Epping Forest Visitor Centre is located on Nursery Road, High Beach, Loughton, Essex, IG10 4AE
Tel 020 8508 0028
Email epping.forest@cityoflondon.gov.uk 

See the Epping Forest Visitor Centre page for further details and opening hours.

Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge

Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge is located on Rangers Road, Chingford, London, E4 7QH
Tel 020 8529 6681
Email epping.forest@cityoflondon.gov.uk 

See the Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge page for further details and opening hours.

The Temple

The Temple is located in Wanstead Park, Wanstead, E11 2LT

Tel 020 8989 7851

 

See the  Epping Forest Visitor Centre page for further details and opening hours


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