Deer in Epping Forest could be culled over the next five years to bring the numbers down to 150. The City of London Corporation is looking at bringing the numbers of deer down from an estimated 600 to 800 to a “more sustainable level” in the 8,000-acre wood which runs from Forest Gate to Epping. It said too many deer can have an impact on the habitat of other wildlife and can also lead to over grazing. Deer can also damage farm crops. The Corporation commissioned a deer review in 2017 after an outcry when it gave the contract to cull deer to the private hunting club Capreolus Club in 2016.