How does the City of London Corporation relate to the Wanstead Flats?
The City of London Corporation has protected open spaces for citizens for more than a century. When large areas of Epping Forest, including the Wanstead Flats, were enclosed for development in the second half of the 19th century, the City along with the citizens fought a legal battle against the enclosures. Two Acts of Parliament were passed in 1878, including the Epping Forest Act which appointed the City of London as the Conservator of Epping Forest. Since then the City of London has managed the Forest for the recreation and enjoyment of the public.
