A Fungi Foray in Epping Forest

Epping Forest Heritage Trust is a local charity and membership organisation that stands up for Epping Forest to protect its irreplaceable biodiversity, culture, and heritage now and for generations to come.

Epping Forest Heritage Trust

Join Maymana from fungi.futures for a specialist walk exploring fantastic fungi in the ancient woodland

Outside Loughton Tube Station (Central Line)

Guided Walks in Epping Forest

Monthly guided walks in Epping Forest exploring the wonderful biodiversity, culture, and heritage of this ancient Forest.

<h4>About the walk</h4><h4> </h4>Join Maymana from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fungi.futures" title="https://www.instagram.com/fungi.futures" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@fungi.futures</a> for a specialist walk exploring fantastic fungi in the ancient woodland and get to know their roles and importance in an ecosystem. This is NOT a foraging walk. Foraging in Epping Forest is not allowed. <h4>What to wear:</h4><ul><li>Weatherproof clothing</li><li>Sturdy and weatherproof walking boots/shoes, as part of the Forest can be muddy and slippery</li></ul> Meet:<ul><li>Outside Loughton Tube Station (Central Line)</li></ul>

<h4>About Epping Forest</h4> Epping Forest, stretching some 19Km (12 miles) from Forest Gate and Manor Park in east London to agricultural Essex covering over 2,400 hectares (6,000 acres), is London's largest open space.It is owned and managed by City of London Corporation.Much of the Forest is of national and international conservation importance with two-thirds of it being designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Special Area of Conservation (SAC). These designations are due to its large numbers of ancient trees which support a wealth of wildlife, including wood-boring beetles and fungi, its ancient grasslands and heaths, as well as its many freshwater ponds.Epping Forest is home to 55,000 ancient trees, more than any other single site in the country. Some are centuries old and may have been growing there since Anglo-Saxon times, representing some of the oldest living plants in Europe – irreplaceable and rare.There are over 1,500 species of fungi in Epping Forest - one of the most diverse populations in the UK, including some of the rare and endangered fungi species

About Maymana and fungi.futuresMaymana Arefin (she/they) is a multidisciplinary British-Bengali artist, writer and facilitator based in London. Through leading nature immersions, plant and fungi workshops, her work focuses on deep rest and healing and restoring our communion with our non-human kin. As an experienced workshop leader, she is a calm and caring presence that is committed to co-creating safe, embodied spaces as part of our work to dismantle the structures that harm us.