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Genesis Slade

Address

Postcodes for car parks near Genesis Slade are:

Genesis Slade: CM16 7DR
Jack's Hill: CM16 7JW
Long Running: CM16 7JW
Piercing Hill: CM16 7JW

Contact us

Tel: 020 8532 1010

In an emergency, always call 999 first

Accessibility

Genesis Slade is not an accessible area of Forest. Its car parks are uneven, non-paved surfaces and lack disabled bays. The area itself has unmade paths and trails only, with some steep slopes; and the area can be muddy

Opening hours

Genesis Slade is always open

Genesis Slade is a broad area of unpollarded beech, oak and hornbeam crossed with streams and spotted with marshy spans which are home to fauna not found anywhere else in the Forest. Toward Theydon Plain at its south-east tip, the woods give way to open areas with stunning wildflowers.

Parking info and travel links

Getting here

Central: Theydon Bois

The above station is 0.4 miles (0.65km) from Genesis Slade and adjacent to Theydon Green.

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Parking

Free parking is available at Genesis Slade, Jacks Hill, Long Running and Piercing Hill car parks.

See our car parks page for more information.

Things to do in Genesis Slade

Explore the area on foot, by bike, on horseback or with your dog
Pick up our Oak Trail (525KB) to head to Bell Common, Ambresbury Bank or Theydon Bois
Head north toward Bell Common and Epping
Bring a camera and photograph the colourful array of wildflowers
Enjoy a picnic at Theydon Plain
Keep an eye out for deer and adders!

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