Queens Wood

An activity with Haringey Sunday Volunteers

Activity date: Sunday 22nd September 2024

Start time: 10:30
Finish time: 14:00

Activity description

We’ll be carrying out assorted tasks around the ancient woodland Sign up here: https://us18.list-manage.com/survey?u=240cee6caea7920c5952fb280&id=d5170a48fb&attribution=false

Meeting place

Meet: Queens Wood Café, N10 3JP

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Activity location

Queens Wood, Muswell Hill Road Haringey, N10 3JP

Site description

As well as being one of the boroughs three Local Nature Reserves, Queens Wood is one of four ancient woodlands in Haringey. These woods are thought to be the direct descendants of the original 'wildwood', which covered most of Britain about five thousand years ago. br> br>The wood was known as Churchyard Bottom Wood until it was purchased by Hornsey Urban District Council and renamed Queens Wood in honour of Queen Victoria. br> br>The wood is an ancient oak-hornbeam woodland. Today English oak and occasional beech stand above hornbeam, midland hawthorn, hazel, mountain ash, field maple, cherry, holly and both species of lowland birch. The scarce wild service tree is scattered throughout the wood. br> br>The ground flora is particularly rich for somewhere so close to central London. It includes a large population of wood anemone, native bluebells, wood goldilocks and a thriving population of wood sorrel. br> br>Despite fairly high levels of disturbance, the bird life is diverse and includes all three species of woodpecker. Over one hundred species of spiders have been spotted and a nationally rare jewel beetle is widespread.

Contact

Jon Coelho

Telephone: 07887624866
Email: jon.coelho@tcv.org.uk
Website: www.tcv.org.uk/haringey

Please bring

• packed lunch
• suitable outdoor clothes
• suitable outdoor footwear

Further info

Volunteers must be 18 and over, or contact us for a parental permission form. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. No previous experience required - just enthusiasm and a willingness to get stuck in! Group sizes are limited, therefore BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL. For further info and booking, contact jon.coelho@tcv.org.uk

Site Facilities

• Nearest Toilets - Queen's Wood Lodge Cafe

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