4-603: The Thames Chase Community Forest is a community forest of 9842 hectares (24,320 acres/38 square miles) 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
8-661: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Community Forests in England England 's community forests are afforestation-based regeneration projects which were established in the early 1990s. Each of them is a partnership between the Forestry Commission and the Countryside Agency , which are agencies of the British government , and the relevant local councils . Most of
12-450: Is located near Upminster . Forestry England manage the 56 hectares (140 acres) of new woodlands, meadows and ponds at the site for the benefit of people, nature and the climate. The Thames Chase Strategic Partnership Board oversees development of the community forest. It comprises members each from: 51°33′07″N 0°16′55″E / 51.5520°N 0.2820°E / 51.5520; 0.2820 This London location article
16-402: The designated areas are close to large cities and contain large amounts of brownfield , underused and derelict land. When the forests were created the average forest cover in the designated areas was 6.9%, and the target is to increase this to 30% over about 30 years. As most of the land is in private ownership the schemes rely mainly on providing landowners with incentives to plant trees. However
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