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Explore Epping Forest: Summer Photography Course
Saturday 19th July 2025 10am - 4pm
Epping Forest Field Centre, Paul's Nursery Road, High Beach IG10 4AF
Cost for the course (Includes a pub lunch at the King’s Oak in High Beach from a specially selected menu): £65
Summer, the season when fresh green leaves and buds are shooting into life, one of the best times to capture the beauty within the ancient woodland of Epping Forest. Explore the woodland with a professional photographer and learn how to get the best out of your camera.
Discover some of the many ancient pollards that are hundreds of years old. Study the details of plants and leaves with macro photography; add light to small scale subjects with flash and led lighting or use wide angles to view the Forest canopy and feature the larger trees. Look at the bark and leaves from an artistic viewpoint to create abstracts worthy of the Tate Gallery. Be guided by your tutor to achieve exciting results and afterwards look at some of these images in Adobe Lightroom and see how they can be enhanced in one of our Field Centre classrooms with refreshments.
Learn how to use your camera and good composition, understand depth of field and enhance your technical and creative skills all amongst likeminded people where you can share ideas and good company.
To help with wildlife identification during the session, each participant will be given a free seasonal Field Studies Council WildID fold-out guide.
Included in the price is a pub lunch at the King’s Oak in High Beach from a specially selected menu.
About the tutor:
John Price has worked as a professional photographer throughout his working life. After a degree at art college he worked in publishing, industry, corporate and for the last 10 years, in conservation as a photographer. His experience includes working with both film and digital photography including design and multimedia.
He worked on the 50 Favourite Tree project lead by Countrycare, a division of Epping Forest District Council. Over 4,000 trees have been surveyed and recorded. A book on the project is available in PDF format on the website www.favouritetrees.com which John has designed and photographed. He works with A Vision of Britain CIC developing health and fitness walks, and photographic teaching using video and stills for all ages.
More information here: Explore Epping Forest: Summer Photography – Field Studies Council
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Map & Directions
Road Directions
The Centre is just 2 miles (3km) from the M25 (Junction 26), 4 miles (6.5km) from M11 (Junction 5), 2 miles (3km) from Central Line tube at Loughton station.
From the M25 (junction 26) take the A121 towards Loughton following the signs to the Epping Forest Centres. From the M11 (junction 5, please note this exit is only when going north bound, there is no exit from junction 5 when going south bound) take the A1168 towards Loughton, turn right onto the A121 and follow the signs to the Epping Forest Centres. From the North Circular (A406) take the A104 exit towards Woodford and Epping, at the Robin Hood roundabout take the 1st exit and follow the signs to the Epping Forest Centres. The Centre is located behind the Kings Oak pub and next to the Visitors Centre in High Beach. From the A104 the Centre is signposted from both the Wake Arms and Robin Hood roundabouts. On some maps the Centre is marked as the Conservation Centre. Please check current travel information for details of any roadworks that may interfere with your chosen route. If you are visiting the Centre and are delayed please phone to inform the Centre of your estimated time of arrival.
Safety: Drivers are asked to pay great attention when entering and exiting the centre driveway and car park, adhering to the 10mph speed limit; there is a likelihood that young children will be walking in the area. We ask that if using a coach company to access the centre, that coach drivers are made aware of this safety information.
Public Transport Directions
The Centre is just 2 miles (3km) from Loughton tube station on the Central Line and there is a taxi rank at the station exit (Sadlers Taxis telephone 0208 508 6600). It is also a short taxi ride from Chingford station (overground) and there is a taxi rank at the station exit and one also just outside the station.
Before travel, please check the TFL website to plan your journey or for status updates.
By bike or on foot
You are able to walk to the Centre, or cycle to us.
