The annual field trip to photograph Autumn colours will again take place at Epping Forest this year. This trip is ideal for members of the Landscape Group and the Nature & Wildlife Group to all meet together as the ample opportunities for both genres of photography.

We are grateful to local photographer Peter Warne providing us with a basic route through the Forest during his recent photo-talk about the Wildlife and Landscape possibilities Epping Forest has to offer. We shall start by exploring the area around Wake Valley Car Park and move on after lunchtime to the area around Lodge Road Car Park where there is the best opportunity to see fallow deer as the annual rut approaches.

About Epping Forest
Epping Forest is the largest public open space in the London area, at almost 6,000 acres. A former royal hunting forest, it was saved from destruction in the 19th century by the Corporation of London. The age of the forest and the range of habitats that it contains make it a valuable area for wildlife and it is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The formerly pollarded trees have not been cut since the 19th century and have now grown massive crowns of thick, trunk-like branches. The weight of the branches cannot be supported by the parent tree, and the large amount of dead wood in the forest sustains numerous  species of fungi. The predominant tree species are pedunculate oak, European beech, European hornbeam and silver birch - all providing beautiful autumn colours with abundant foreground interest in mosses etc. It is also excellent for infrared photography with the varied trunk and branch shapes providing infinite subjects.

Meeting Place 9:00am at Wake Valley Car Park
PLEASE BOOK EARLY - a week before the event we shall contact members so we can travel down in the least number of cars. that also means that there might be spare space for anyone who needs a lift...!

Fungi in London Parks