Bluebell Wood in the
London Borough of Haringey is a small remnant of one of the
ancient woodlands of
London
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. It is situated at the end of Winton Avenue and is bordered by
Muswell Hill golf course, Winton Avenue and the
Golf Course Allotments. Just over an acre in size, it is open at all times and is a popular place for local people to walk their dogs.
Dominated by
sessile oak, the wood has a variety of wildlife including
midland hawthorn and
wild service tree. Birds including
song thrush,
chaffinch and
magpie are commonly seen as well as butterflies and mammals such as
squirrel,
hedgehog and
wood mouse. Despite its name, there are no native common bluebells (''
Hyacinthoides non-scripta'') to be found here; only the occasional Spanish hybrid that has spread from neighbouring gardens.
The wood is the last surviving fragment of what was once a much larger woodland,
Tottenham Wood
Tottenham Wood was part of the Great Forest of Middlesex. It no longer survives, except for a small fragment in the form of Bluebell Wood, London, Bluebell Wood.
References
Ancient woods of London
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, which in 1619 covered approximately 157 hectares (388 acres).
[David Bevan (1992), ]
The natural history of Haringey's ancient woodlands
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References
External links
Ancient woods of London
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