# Hainault Forest, London

[Parks](https://geography.me/london/parks)

## At a glance

- Water: 930 m

## Common questions

- Is there a toilet and water nearby? Drinking water is 930 m away.

## Close by

- [Playground](https://geography.me/london/playground-fox-burrow-road), 830 m
- [Drinking water](https://geography.me/london/drinking-water-3), 930 m
- [Picnic site](https://geography.me/london/picnic-site-73), 980 m
- [King George Hospital](https://geography.me/london/king-george-hospital): Emergency room, 4.6 km

Directions: https://maps.apple.com/directions?destination=51.6217,0.129167

Source: https://geography.me/london/hainault-forest

## The story here

Listed monument

Hainault Forest was a large wooded area in the English counties of Essex and Greater London which was mostly destroyed after 1851. Popular outrage at the destruction of most of the forest was an important catalyst for the creation of the modern environmental movement.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainault_Forest

Photo: sarah white, CC BY-SA 2.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hainault_Forest_Geograph-273877-by-sarah-white.jpg