Thames Chase
Forest in London and Essex
About
The Thames Chase Community Forest is a community forest of 9842 hectares (24,320 acres/38 square miles) located in 47 sites in London and Essex, England. Established in 1990, the community forest is administered by the Thames Chase Trust, with a stated aim "to renew and regenerate the landscape at the edge of East London and South Essex by creating a varied wooded landscape for local people to influence, create, use, enjoy and cherish".
The Thames Chase Forest Centre is located near Upminster. Forestry England manage the 56 hectares (140 acres) of new woodlands, meadows and ponds at the site for the benefit of people, nature and the climate.
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Cranham
Residential area of East London, England
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North Ockendon
Settlement in Greater London, England
0.8 mi away
Upminster Tithe Barn
Historic building in Upminster, London
1.5 mi away
Church of St Mary Magdalene, North Ockendon
Church in Greater London, England
0.7 mi away
Stubbers
Former country house in Essex, England
1.1 mi away
Church of St Laurence, Upminster
Church in East London, England
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