Queen's Wood
| Queen's Wood | |
|---|---|
Local Nature Reserve/Woodland | |
| Area | 52 acres (21 ha) |
| Opened | 1898 (as public park) |
| Operated by | London Borough of Haringey |
| Open | 24 hours |
Queen's Wood is a 52-acre (21 hectare) area of ancient woodland in the London Borough of Haringey, abutting Highgate Wood and lying between East Finchley, Highgate, Muswell Hill and Crouch End. It was originally part of the ancient Forest of Middlesex which covered much of London, Hertfordshire and Essex and was mentioned in the Domesday Book. It is now one of three Local Nature Reserves in the London Borough of Haringey. It is situated a few minutes' walk from Highgate tube station.
Haringey contains four ancient woods. These are Highgate Wood, Queen's Wood, Coldfall Wood and Bluebell Wood. All are shown on John Rocque's 1754 Map of Middlesex.
Queen's Wood was once called Churchyard Bottom Wood, and was originally part of the
The wood is an ancient
The ground
A small paddling pool which had fallen into disuse has been converted into a pond with wild aquatic plants. This was with the assistance of the Friends of Queens Wood society.
Despite fairly high levels of disturbance, the bird life is diverse and includes breeding pairs of at least 27 species, including the endangered
The park is also the source of the Moselle, a stream that runs across parts of North London on its way (nowadays via Pymmes Brook) to the River Lea in Tottenham.[8]
References
- ^ Hacker, Michael (July 2017). "The History and Archaeology of Queen's Wood" (PDF). Friends of Queen's Wood. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 6: Friern Barnet, Finchley, Hornsey with Highgate". British History Online. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ "Queen's Wood". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Map of Queen's Wood". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ "Parkland Walk, Queen's Wood and Highgate Wood". Greenspace Information for Greater London. 2006. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ Latimer, William (1984), Highgate and Queen's Woods. A Survey of their Biology and Management ("Woodland Contrasts"), The London Wildlife Trust., pp. 14–15
- ^ Darrell-Lambert, David (January 2020). "Queen's Wood Breeding Bird Survey 2019" (PDF). Friends of Queen's Wood. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Testing times for the health of Haringey's Moselle River - Thames21". Retrieved 2021-02-15.
External links
- Friends of Queen's Wood
- Haringey Council Site
- Queens Wood on the VisitWoods website
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