{{Short description|Forest in London and Essex}} {{Use British English|date=February 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} [[File:White Post Wood - geograph.org.uk - 169538.jpg|thumb|A path through White Post Wood, part of Belhus Country Park and Thames Chase]] '''The Thames Chase Community Forest''' is a community forest of 9842 hectares (24,320 acres/38 square miles) <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.forestry.gov.uk/newsrele.nsf/WebPressReleases/5D448E0549A856E48025669F002D0DA5 |title= Forestry Commission News Release No. 1656, 1.6 MILLION MORE TREES PROMISED FOR THE EAST OF LONDON |date= 28 October 1998 |publisher= Forestry Commission |accessdate= 13 March 2010 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110606060551/http://www.forestry.gov.uk/newsrele.nsf/WebPressReleases/5D448E0549A856E48025669F002D0DA5 |archivedate= 6 June 2011 }}</ref> located in 47 sites in London and Essex, England. Established in 1990, the community forest is administered by the Thames Chase Trust, with a stated aim "to renew and regenerate the landscape at the edge of East London and South Essex by creating a varied wooded landscape for local people to influence, create, use, enjoy and cherish".
The Thames Chase Forest Centre is located near Upminster. Forestry England manage the {{convert|56|ha|acre}} of new woodlands, meadows and ponds at the site for the benefit of people, nature and the climate.
==List of sites within the Thames Chase Community Forest== * 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: *** Shenfield Common *** ''Thorndon Country Park'' *** three sites near Warley ** 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 Strategic Partnership Board== The Thames Chase Strategic Partnership Board oversees development of the community forest. It comprises members each from: * Forestry England * Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council * Brentwood Borough Council * Essex County Council * Havering London Borough Council * Thurrock Council
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website}}
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Category:Forests and woodlands of Essex Category:Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Category:Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Havering Category:Thurrock Category:Urban forests in the United Kingdom
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