This week on the map
Find the places mentioned in this edition. The outline includes the forest and its neighbouring towns.
The places in this edition, at a glance.
Shops, cafés, restaurants & pubs
Local finds and changes around the forest.
The Epping Forest Cafe
Newly registeredEpping
A cafe at Forest Lodge on the High Road is newly registered as trading.
The Cartshed restaurant
Newly registeredEpping
A restaurant at Weald Place Farm off Duck Lane is newly registered as trading.
Still Waters Cafe
Newly registeredChingford
A community cafe at Chingford Mount Baptist Church is newly registered.
The Sushi Co
Newly registeredLoughton
A sushi business on the High Road is newly registered.
Road closures & access
Things that might affect getting around the forest.
High Beech water mains replacement
Ongoing worksHigh Beech, Loughton
Thames Water is still replacing old water mains in High Beech to reduce supply interruptions and leaks. This is a long, multi-phase project, so expect further street-by-street works; we could not confirm this week's exact phase, so check Thames Water's project page before travelling.
Source: Thames Water
Events in the forest
What's on this week.
Baldwins Pond dam improvements
Planned for spring 2027Leyton Flats
Ground investigation is complete and construction on the dam is expected to begin in spring 2027.
Source: City of London
The forest's grazing cattle
Epping Forest's conservation-grazing cattle move around the forest through the year.
Where the cattle are grazing
No change this weekSewardstone
The forest's grazing cattle haven't moved paddocks this week — they're still in the same area, close to Sewardstone.
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