Thames Chase Forest Centre

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The Thames Chase Trust aims to make the Thames Chase Community Forest an inspirational example of landscape regeneration through cost effective environmental improvements that changes lives and demonstrates these values through exemplar community led management at the Thames Chase Forest Centre. Thames Chase Community Forest Thames Chase Forest covers 40 square miles of countryside around the London/Essex borders. Thames Chase Community Forest encompasses countryside in Barking and Dagenham, Brentwood, Havering and Thurrock. Within its boundaries there has been a concerted effort, over the last 20+ years to re-generate despoiled landscape and enhance the natural environment for the benefit of local people and wildlife. The Past The landscape within the Thames Chase Community Forest had suffered in the past from urban sprawl, unplanned industrial development and all the pollution and visual intrusion that countryside close to a large conurbation suffers from, added to which there has been damage done by gravel and sand extraction, landfill and loss of farmland and natural woodland. The last 20 years - Two million plus trees have been planted, thanks to the Community Forest, and new areas of meadowland and ponds have been created. Already wildlife has benefited from a more diverse habitat. People too have benefitted! Cycle routes, bridleways and footpaths have been created. All over the Community Forest there are now country parks, woods and river valleys all accessible to...