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Magic a place from your mind

Rob Self-Pierson
Jun 17, 2026
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We’ve walked in Epping Forest before. Last week’s face in the tree, remember? I don’t suppose you spotted any names on fingerposts? Long Running. Loughton Camp. Ambresbury Banks. Genesis Slade. Lovely Field. Grimston’s Oak. Broadstrood.

The names have sprung up over generations – the forest dates to Neolithic times. But what are these places? Why are they named this way? What goes on there?

TODAY’S CREATIVE CONSTRAINT

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