The Lost Pond | Autumn Walk in Epping Forest (4K)

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The Lost Pond an Autumn Walk in Epping Forest - John Rogers walks
Starting down by Lopping Hall in Loughton we enter the forest via Forest Road and walk beside the gentle waters of the Loughton Brook. The forest is full of fungi in autumn. E.N Buxton noted that there were no less than 600 species of large fungi in Epping Forest. From Baldwins Pond we follow the Clay Road to near the top where we head through the trees to the Lost Pond. Officially known as Blackweir Pond, it was given the name of Lost Pond by J.A Brimble and the name somehow seems to have stuck. Brimble notes how this part of the forest was a favourite haunt of the sculptor Jacob Epstein and how he saw him around these parts sat at this easel. He records one occassion by the Lost Pond where Brimble told the scupltor how the Lost Pond got its name.
Our walk continues over Goldings Hill then down to Debden Green and along Debden Lane to Theydon Bois station.
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@duncanfaber6199 2 года назад

My first visit to your walks, recommended by an old mate. We are old Debden boys, re-housed on the estate in the 50s from a bombed London. The forest and the River Roding were our playgrounds. Autumn is probably the best time of year, simply for the variety of colours. But anytime to visit will be a delight. Loughton Brook is my next visit. Thank you, John, you brought back wonderful memories.

@tonykehoe123 3 года назад

Oh England ....this magical land ...my home .

@Anglisc1682 2 года назад

Our home ❤ glad to share it with my fellow English folk

@THINKincessantly Год назад

Howdy y’all, from the Piney Woods of Texas on the banks of the Sabine 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@binghamguevara6814 3 года назад

I was watching your Epping Forest videos quitely last week to learn about Essex and the Forest. Then that young man died yesterday, and Epping Forest blew up over the news. RIP Richard.

@Curi0u50ne 3 года назад

People die here all the time go research Epping Forest and it’s haunting it has its negative energy that’s pure evil, so don’t be fooled by the tranquil and nature...

@freeman10000 2 года назад

In my mind Epping Forest is one of the most beautiful places in the world. I hope I can experience it again before I leave this world.

@richardsmith8325 3 года назад

I love the fact that there are still places in Epping Forest that you still have not seen, shows what a magical place the forest is.

@THINKincessantly Год назад

🌳 The restorative and invigorating energy of and in the forests! People that understand that , those are my kind of folks! Great to hear our old tribal leaders get a mention....Catavalanus was the chief captured by Rome and ended up giving a speech that earned him a new lease on life instead of his ending then as the Romans had planned...Either way, mentioning the old tribes as you stroll along really gives the video some magic....

@jasperwood2584 2 года назад

Absolutely wonderful. So many happy childhood memories revisited. Thank you.

@HarryDoddema 3 года назад

That first shot of the little intersection with the sun, the old road sign, the dreamy music.. Very nice.

@cdssheps 3 года назад

Hi john as you know my wife passed away nearly a year ago ,also you know i live in Devon now i just had to thank you for taking me HOME TO LOUGHTON /EPPING FOREST WHICH I MISS DEARLY ,look forward to see it all when i visit my mum later in the year thanks again...clive.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

So sorry to hear about your wife Clive. Glad I could take you back to the forest

@john80c 3 года назад

Great video John. Epping Forest is like a piece of Middle Earth near London. Fungi communicating is fascinating like the Midwich Cuckoos in which the children of the damned had a collective intelligence-maybe fungi have too.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

Ha love that description - it is indeed our East London Middle Earth

@littleacornslandscapes2935 3 года назад

Great video John. Everybody should find time to be in a forest and as you say 'Absorb the spirit of peace'.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

thanks Little Acorns

@pamelapiercy1060 3 года назад

Thanks very much for your videos. I'm shielding in lockdown and it's nice to see your the outside!!! I moved from East London 50 years ago. You can take the girl out of London but you can't take London out of the girl!! I lived in docklands when the docks were still there. My husband comes from Walthamstow.

@Bethi4WFH 3 года назад

Loughton was my home town for many years and the Forest has always been a very special place for my family. The major trees.....Oak, Beech, Silver Birch and Hornbeams produce a great forest floor, with many parts really red through the winter, and of course it is really well cared for and maintained.......in the sunshine it is really magical. When surrounded by beeches it is like being in a cathedral. I really enjoy your Walks videos John.....thank you so much.

@WinstonOBoogie_ 3 года назад

"The restorative properties of the forest"... spot on.

@rayfletcher564 2 года назад

I’m very lucky to live right next to Epping Forest in Loughton and I walk in it every day. The best parts of the forest are off the main paths into the middle of the forest following the beaten down mini paths where you are the only person walking about and if you are very lucky and quiet you may see fallow deer.

@tonylove6199 3 года назад

Great interesting walk John through Eppjng Forest..spent years going there as a teenager and Adult...BEAUTIFUL peace with nature as the sound track and those woodland earthly smells,just really make you feel human again...loving your work,be careful and look forward to your next adventure🙏..best regards..Tony Rock 🙏

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

thanks Tony

@tonylove6199 3 года назад

..🙏..

@petssound 3 года назад

Thanks John, you've really caught the atmosphere of autumn woodland there. Loved the shots of the fungi.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

thanks Petssound

@GreyGhost. 3 года назад

Little known useless fact ... the musician John Cage was a world renowned authority on fungi. Thanks for another fine upload John.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

That’s a brilliant fact Paul

@melissaquinn1296 3 года назад

We enjoyed your video about the Lost Pond, especially as we had visited just the week before. Judging by the number of people there now, it is no longer 'lost'! Like you in some of your videos, we do frequently get lost in the Forest, even with a map. It is reassuring to know we are not the only ones. That part of the Forest in Loughton is our favourite, especially with all the ponds to discover there. We look forward to more videos from you about the ponds you have not already featured. P.S. We were disappointed you didn't feature the amazing 1,000 year old tree, a beech coppard, near the Lost Pond.

@julieblackstock8650 3 года назад

This was a beautiful walk John.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

thanks Julie

@xmarcomilonex 3 года назад

Lovely video. We are so lucky to live by the Forest!

@LoisDavidsonArt 3 года назад

What a treat, thanks John, the Epping Forest walks are some of my favourites!

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

my pleasure Lois - and thanks for all your wonderful paintings

@kevinjohnstares9034 3 года назад

We used to go out into this part of Epping Forest when visiting in summer holidays in mid to late 60's, from our Uncle Alan and Ivy Stares house at 34 Forest Edge Loughton, our cousin's Bob, Mike and Tim used to show us around.

@LivingWalks 3 года назад

What a pleasing walk with you that was, I feel nicely aired now and ready for the day!

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

wonderful to hear

@angiebolton-cox1490 3 года назад

Hi John, another lovely walk. I live on the Isle of Wight, lots of nice wanders here. I too love walking through a forest. I am very lucky where I live. I'm close to woodland and the coast.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

had some wonderful childhood holidays on the Isle of Wight as a kid Angie - lovely place

@DjAja 3 года назад

A lovely film once again John !

@simoneputnam8337 3 года назад

Thank you so much John. This walk was beautiful! Here I am in a very locked down Melbourne Australia and am able to be transported back down the years to my childhood and walks in Epping Forest. I cannot tell you how much joy I get from your films. With much appreciation. Simone Putnam

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

so glad I could take you across all that distance back to Epping Forest Simone

@cobieandp5706 3 года назад

I was soooo lucky to have been born/raised in Walthamstow. Lots of rivers and fields and of course the forest. The fields along the Lea.. What we kept our ponies for free.. On waterboard land. And the rides along the Lea or cut along the ching path.. Behind old Walthamstow dog track. Up into Highams Park. We would go 1 way and a full day later come back the other. With sherbert and empty bottle. (to make drinks when we got to horse rest and tap water at.. Mainly pub or often petrol station🙄🤔🤣🤣. A jam sandwich and in often scrumping for fruit. Apples blackberries pears... How lucky I and my children have been... Fields all built on now days.

@johnleach7358 3 года назад

definitely the lost pond . You show Epping Forest in it's TRUE magnificence..

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

thanks John

@stevedocking3885 3 года назад

Lovely. Left me completely chilled.

@stephenpinder9567 3 года назад

Enjoyed immensely. Thanks so much John.

@ritaclark591 3 года назад

Lovely John, just lovely!

@miriambriggs3175 3 года назад

Thank you for another great walk, John!

@rachelcaullay172 3 года назад

Beautiful walk. Love Epping forest.

@maureenswallow3054 3 года назад

A most enjoyable vid THANK, Bill.

@briancox144 3 года назад

Brilliant walk should have had a pint in the Bull Pub John to round of a nice evening lovely video .

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

you're right Brian - I should have done - but I met my son in a local pub instead which was great

@robertbarling5601 3 года назад

Wonderful John. Thank you once again. Bob.

@DaveFord 3 года назад

Super walk John. Just love Forests!

@Walksandwanders 3 года назад

Love a good forest walk. The lost pool looked fantastic.

@gphunk1995 3 года назад

Another great video John. My Sunday is now complete.

@earlmarshall5054 3 года назад

thank you once again for a day out.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

thanks for watching Earl

@martinlawrence8427 3 года назад

Cool way to end my weekend...thanks John!

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

my pleasure Martin - glad you enjoyed it

@timbuthfer901 3 года назад

Ah lovely walk John. I used to take my Labrador to the lost pond, she loved swimming in it.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

thanks Tim

@paulcarroll4437 3 года назад

What a lovely time of year to do this walk John ,this place has a special place in my heart

@alisonedwards8810 3 года назад

Awesome

@neilanscombe7348 3 года назад

Always enjoyable walks to watch...Have a great week!!

@morriganwitch 3 года назад

True beauty we watched this enthralled thank you xxx

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

my pleasure Morrigan

@frostfox1208 3 года назад

Thanks John, your walks make me smile from ear to ear.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

that's wonderful to hear Alan

@cockneyjonukmetaldetecting2669 3 года назад

Loved this John. Autumns my favourite season to be in the forest or woods. Great walk beautifully filmed. Thanks for taking us with you. Stay safe mate......Jon

@minijames2777 3 года назад

What a beautiful walk, thanks again John 👍🏼

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

my pleasure James

@alanhowlett6773 3 года назад

Wonderfull

@cazmaj 3 года назад

Beautiful video with rich and fascinating commentary! Cheers mate :)

@philburdett 3 года назад

Lovely walk, sir! Thanks!

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

glad you enjoyed it Phil

@mattruff4408 3 года назад

Just like to say thank you for your vid just what i needed with my cup of tea

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

my pleasure Matt

@johnstilljohn3181 3 года назад

Really nice, mate...

@Willz21afc 3 года назад

I love watching your videos John. Epping forest is one of my favourite places to go. Its a nice and calm place to walk and explore

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

thanks Willz - Epping Forest is a real treasure

@LONDONIA2072 3 года назад

A very fine walk, John. Memories of childhood - going out from Muswell Hill in Mum's old Hillman Minx into the freedom of the trees and brooks. Thanks.

@steveandrews7880 3 года назад

Another superb walk John,.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

thanks Steve

@wilko330 3 года назад

Thanks for the memories John, I haven't been back to that magical forest for at least 50yrs. We used to stop in theydon and have a few in the Queen Victoria,

@PVAPPE 3 года назад

A relaxing video to enjoy on a Sunday evening. Perfect choice of accompanying music, as ever. Quite therapeutic. Thank you, Mr Rogers.

@markahomer 3 года назад

One of your best Epping Forest walks'

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

thanks Eric

@nzd3742 3 года назад

Your comment about walking through the forest when it's raining inspired me to go for a walk around that way today. There's so much to explore in Epping Forest! Thanks, as ever, for making these :)

@cgj3888 3 года назад

Another brilliant walk Thanks for sharing SMILES 👍🇬🇧👌

@ashleysgaze 3 года назад

Magical John! ❤️😷

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

thanks Ashley

@annepuffett2025 3 года назад

Brilliant John so enjoyable

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

thank you Anne

@tomgirldouble3249 3 года назад

Loverly walk as ever John, beautifully evocative thank you 🤗🌳

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

thanks Tomgirl

@pumpkinprincess1031 3 года назад

❤️ Thank you!

@johnbanks3054 3 года назад

Second that!

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

my pleasure Lisa and John

@rosswebster7877 3 года назад

This is probably the best of your Epping series to date. Thanks as always John!

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

Many thanks Ross

@mokumhammer 3 года назад

Thanks for rustling a few memories from my long distant past John.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

my pleasure David - glad you enjoyed it

@tishawnlopez1518 3 года назад

Always watch ur vlogs Thanks

@nelliemelba4967 3 года назад

Lovely autumn walk. I find nature the best place to be in, these days.

@francineridgewell2263 3 года назад

Another fantastic walk John 👍

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

thanks Francine

@quickclipsbyjmj 3 года назад

A wander with you and urban history with Martin Zero make for a perfect Sunday evening.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

thanks JMJ - I enjoy Martin's videos as well

@lesliegprice6652 3 года назад

Lovely to see the beautiful forest again in its Autumn guise, always glorious, the !let pond what a great Spot,thanks John again you make Sundays and lock up bearable, see you soon, stay safe and well.....

@londoncabby 3 года назад

Yay! It’s Sunday and a new video! Great footage as usual John. Very relaxing, ready for the week ahead. 👍👏🏻👍

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

thanks Steve - glad you enjoyed it - all the best for the week

@jackpayne4658 3 года назад

You mentioned holly. One of the earliest recorded jokes is from the Middle Ages: 'Why does the holly have the cleanest leaves in the forest? - Because nobody wipes his arse with them'.

@daveconyard8946 3 года назад

such an old joke

@binghamguevara6814 3 года назад

@@daveconyard8946 An old joke sounds new to someone's who's never heard it. This was hilarious.

@Darren14 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing John. I used to fish Baldwins Pond many times when I was younger. Used to love sitting by the waters edge hearing all the strange noises in the forest. What is fun is walking up the pathway from the dam end right to the top then shout ...the echo is amazing.

@marktaylor4277 3 года назад

Really enjoyed this one, brought back childhood memories. We lived in the keepers lodges Staples Road so Loughton brook was our playground and often visited the Lost Pond. Great views too across the valley from Baldwins Hill in autumn.

@annaeborall934 3 года назад

Thoroughly enjoyed that video John. Didn't get a chance to look at it last night so put my feet up and watched after a busy morning. Now feel energised so thank you.

@newsmonger77 3 года назад

I grew up in Forest Rd, Loughton in the 1950s. The forest and Loughton brook was my playground. Wonderful memories.

@davelucraft5825 3 года назад

This mixture of woodland and water is always a potent mixture for me, as it is for you I think, and a woodland walk through twilight into darkness is also a magical time. Thank you John.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

you're so right Dave - there's another magical pool in the Lower Forest on the other side of Epping where I watched the winter light lower over the pool through the trees. Thanks for watching

@imranzazai7404 3 года назад

Very interesting place.

@Pierlover 3 года назад

Beautiful video, great choice of music and I always enjoy hearing you read extracts from relevant books. There really is something special about Epping Forest. Berlin, where I live, is extensively forested but it doesn't quite have the magic of Epping and you've captured that perfectly here. I hope I can get there again one day!

@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS 3 года назад

this is lovely John. Peace and tranquillity, finding the lost pond with a young couple sitting on a long, you could not of set it up yourself any better.. Love the mushrooms, I'll swear there's more below than up in the are. Take care and thank you

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

Thanks Smilevideo - it was such a fantastic scene - the white roses were probably recognition of the peaceful of the spot

@JAMMYDODGER5678 3 года назад

Always a pleasure to get a video from you to enjoy on a Sunday afternoon. I have fished the lost pond a number of times in the past few years and I'm always amazed at some of the (very) small carp I pull out of such an inconspicuous piece of water. Also, a small bit of trivia for you as well if you were not already aware, there is a small wooden bridge that cross the Loughton Brook between Forest Road and Balwins Pond which was actually the filming location for the famous Black Knight scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

funnily enough I heard about the filming of that scene in Epping Forest for the first time during the week but not the exact location - thanks for that essential bit of film trivia

@JAMMYDODGER5678 3 года назад

@@JohnRogersWalks Haha that's a funny coincidence. If you go to Google Maps and zoom in around that area there is actually a marker which shows the approximate location of the bridge. I've walked past it numerous times without knowing of it's significance in movie history, it really does not stand out!

@kimdeakin7678 3 года назад

Great video john

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

thanks Kim

@darrenrobson5977 3 года назад

Very Bonny John. Reminds me of Hawthorn Dene and my beautiful Topper a working lakeland terrier I rescued at six months old she sadly passed away in June this year at 15 years old we spent some amazing times on our terrier quests. You can't beat that wondering fever in the woods to get your head out of it all.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

sorry to hear about the passing of Topper Darren but sounds like you had some great times together. Yes indeed - 'wondering fever in the woods' - I'd be lost without it

@michaelwood3099 3 года назад

I like the lost pond, even though it is the least lost pond there probably is anywhere.

@missmolly2327 3 года назад

I went and looked and indeed there is a painting by Jacob Epstein of the Lost Pond. His works of Epping Forest have really caught the feel of the place. Another lovely walk John. Keep up the good work.

@Mick_Holland 3 года назад

What a beautiful film, John. You've rally captured the 'season of ... mellow fruitfulness. The roses in the Lost Pond - magical.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

ah the 'season of ... mellow fruitfulness' - love that

@chrismccartney8668 3 года назад

Great Walk good to find lost pound I looked for it once but somehow missed it

@gman3447 3 года назад

Another great video John , seen a few of your presentations and I think that you do a brilliant job, really enjoy them , so keep up the good work mate , Your a star .Cheers g man .

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

thanks very much G man

@daveconyard8946 3 года назад

memory's of me at 12 years old , keep safe and thanks, Dave in Yorkshire

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

cheers Dave

@cb6932 3 года назад

Thanks for another great vid, I stumbled across your channel from your Ramsgate video turns out my mum knows your sister! Small world. Love your docus

@QHarefield 3 года назад

Thank you, John : I did enjoy that. It has been far too long since I watched one of your excellent videos. I live in West London but I really must haul my sorry ass over to East London and experience this beauty first-hand.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

thanks QHarefield - it's well worth the trip to Epping Forest

@timosullivan1 3 года назад

Hi John my wife used to go to Epping forest a lot with her mum and dad she loved going there sorry to say I have never been there we will be moving to Hastings or Bexhill in 2021 hope we can find somewhere as beautiful down there as Epping forest looking forward to your next video

@Jma82-photo-travel-drone 3 года назад

Just when to same spot yesterday, beautiful forest.

@adrianplacek7258 3 года назад

I plan to go there this Sunday and take some great images. Hopefully, the weather will be good. I have never been in Epping Forest before.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 года назад

hope you have a great time Adrian

@Birding-with-Brian 3 года назад

I only ever found it once, and never again... If I remember rightly, it was somewhere between Golding's Hill and Epping New Road... Lovely to see it again.