Thames Chase
Thames Chase is a community forest of 9842 hectares (24,320 acres/38 square miles) [1] located in 47 sites in London and Essex, England. Its stated aim is "to renew and regenerate the landscape at the edge of East London and South Essex by creating Thames Chase, the Community Forest: a varied wooded landscape for local people to influence, create, use, enjoy and cherish".
This is a path through White Post Wood, part of Belhus Country Park and Thames Chase
It has been managed as a community forest since 1990. The forest centre is located near Upminster and is surrounded by 56 hectares (140 acres) of new woodlands, meadows and ponds managed by Forestry England.
List of sites
- London Borough of Havering
- Berwick Glades
- Berwick Woods
- Bonnetts Wood
- Hornchurch Country Park
- Pages Wood
- Ingrebourne Valley
- Parklands
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
- Central Park
- Eastbrookend Country Park
- The Chase Nature Reserve
- Bretons Outdoor Centre
- Beam Valley Country Park
- Essex
- in the Brentwood area:
- the Mardyke Valley running from near Brentwood to the River Thames at Purfleet (four sites)
- in the Aveley area, six sites, including Belhus Country Park and Kennington Park
Thames Chase Joint Committee
The Thames Chase Joint Committee oversees development of the community forest. It comprises three members each from:
References
- "Forestry Commission News Release No. 1656, 1.6 MILLION MORE TREES PROMISED FOR THE EAST OF LONDON". Forestry Commission. 28 October 1998. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
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