Post-medieval tree enclosure rings at Fairmead Bottom, Epping Forest (EHER 81403)

A group of ten post-medieval tree enclosure rings are visible as earthworks on 2023 0.25m lidar data north of Warren Lodge across Fairmead Bottom. These features were mapped as part of the 2024-2025 Epping Forest Aerial and Investigation Project carried out by Historic England.

2024-2025. Epping Forest Aerial and Investigation Project. A group of ten probable post-medieval tree enclosure rings are visible as earthworks on 2023 0.25m lidar data (commissioned by City of London Corporation) north of Warren Lodge across Fairmead Bottom. The group comprises seven circular, and three sub-circular enclosures. Six of the seven circular enclosures are formed of a circular mound and complete external ditch. They are all a similar size measuring approximately 17m in diameter and are concentrated within three fields along Nursery Road between Warren Lodge and Forest Nursery. The northernmost enclosure of this group, situated just outside the south-west corner of the Forest Nursery, has been truncated by a north-south aligned field drain. This enclosure is formed of a circular bank with no associated ditch. The three sub-circular enclosures are more varied in size ranging between diameters of around 33m and around 52m (along the longest axis) and are formed of a continuous ditch with no associated bank. These features were mapped as part of the 2024-2025 Epping Forest Aerial and Investigation Project carried out by Historic England. <1> <2>