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EPPING FOREST
angles into a green glade called the Woodman's
Glade. Crossing this, the lower end of Ludgate
Plain, which may be recognised by the picturesque
half-timbered cottage at its upper extremity, is
soon reached. Ascending the slope on the farther
side of it, the path leads over a gentle rise and
through another thicket to a more extensive plain
known as the Almshouse Plain. From here the
wooded slopes of High Beach Hill, crowned by
the church spire, become visible in front. The
next open plain that is crossed is called Fairmead
Bottom, and gives its name to the picturesque 
Fairmead Lodge on the farther side of it—a well-
known place of entertainment for parties of school
children from London. On the farther side of
the plain, and to the left of Fairmead Lodge, are
two glades, either of which leads through the
Beech Grove to High Beach Church.
CUCKOO PITS.