Royal hunting ground and Highwaymen

There is nothing like a natural and open space to clear the mind and inspire!  

A new home within just half an hour of Epping Forest makes possible a lovely Sunday walk in the setting sunlight.  The low light was perfect for very amusing shadow play and revealed truly beautiful colours in nature.

I am really fascinated by the fact that the London forests and park were once a large expanse of Royal land used for hunting and plagued by highwaymen (Epping forest was the hideaway for Dick Turpin in the 1730s) - an idea played out in the film Plunkett and Macleane (1999).  This film is great for costume, a raw tale and a fantastic ballroom scene with traditional dance choreographed to a modern dance track.