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Epping Forest Heritage Trust

Epping Forest Heritage Trust: Our Impact 2025-2026

Epping Forest Heritage Trust's Our Impact 2025-2026 report covers the first year of its 2025-2030 strategy, including delivering 50% more conservation sessions than the previous year. The Trust welcomed over 12,500 people to the Forest through the Visitor Centre at High Beach, guided over 305 people on 14 free monthly walks and supported over 1,109 people to connect with the Forest through 28 co-created community activities. Volunteers gave 4,487 hours across 156 conservation sessions, and the Trust built 24 leaky dams and planted 4,040 hedgerow whips for the City of London's Climate Action Strategy.

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Epping Forest Heritage Trust is a charity based at The Warren Lodge, Loughton, that works to protect Epping Forest and help people enjoy, understand and care for it, through its visitor centre, guided walks, community engagement, practical conservation volunteering and policy and planning work.

Key Metrics

12,500+ people welcomed to the Forest through the Visitor Centre at High Beach
4,487 volunteer hours from 521 volunteers in 156 conservation sessions
1,109+ people supported to connect with the Forest through community engagement

Key Outcomes

  • 50% more conservation sessions delivered than the previous year
  • 24 leaky dams built and 4,040 hedgerow whips planted for the City of London's Climate Action Strategy
  • The Happy Loppers, a team of people with learning disabilities, delivered 1,615 hours of volunteer time across 36 conservation sessions

Geography

East of England

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