Tile Wood Wood Pile
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Tile Wood Wood Pile
Image: © Glyn Baker Taken: 8 May 2010
It is thought that Tile Wood is so named because of the Roman tiles that on occasions still surface. Although proper excavations have not been undertaken there may be the remains of a villa somewhere in the vicinity. The wood here from recent coppicing is waiting to be turned into charcoal. You can learn about how it is made by visiting Image The group of people in the background are donors who helped raise £50,000 to buy the freehold of the wood for the Essex Wildlife Trust. They are being given a guided tour by one of the deputy wardens. See also Image The donors wallets will not have much time to recover because the Trusts biggest project ever is about to get under way at Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.57207
Longitude
0.618527