© Brian Ecott

Welcome to my personal web site, within which, I hope to share with you the History and Wildlife of Hainault Forest, gathered over many years, whilst living close by in Hainault and Clayhall, in the London Borough of Redbridge. The people of Redbridge should be proud of those visionaries who in 1903 secured Hainault Forest as an open space, for us, forever.

We are indebted to Edward North Buxton and the Leaders of the Local Authorities for making it possible.

 THANKS

to all who have contributed to the site especially the  COUNTRY PARK STAFF,  REDBRIDGE CONSERVATION   RANGERS, and other friends and specialists including:         

KEN ADAMS, JERRY BOWDREY, 

RODNEY BURTON,     PETER COMBER, 

SUE DICK,    MICK FERGUSON,    

GILLIAN FOSTER,   BRIAN GALE, 

OLIVE GALPIN,       VIC GEORGE,

GEORGINA GREEN, GERARD GREENE,    JOHN LEBEAU, DAVID MARTIN,

DEREK MORTON, IRIS NEWBERY,

MICHAEL RUMBLE, JOHN SKINNER, 

BRIAN SPOONER, SARAH WHITE, 

BRIAN WURZELL.

NEW PAGES AND REVISIONS

1900 - 1940

 NEW Diary 2011 November - December

NEW BOOK Aldborough Hatch a village in the suburbs 

NEW Conservation Rangers programme

NEW Orienteering programme

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