WEBMASTER:
Jeanette Sitton - Reedham Close resident

The background of this site is dark green. If you see a different colour, it is due to your monitor's colou resolution.

 

.
Welcome. This site is dedicated to the natural beauty of Ferry Lane Estate, Tottenham, London N17.
  • Views expressed in these pages are solely those of the webmaster. They are not intended to express or represent the views of any other individual or organisation.
 
blackcap

Ferry Lane Estate at Tottenham Hale is situated on the border with Walthamstow. The river Lea runs along the estate's entire length. Marshlands, reservoirs and a wildbird sanctuary, are just a few minutes away.

The Estate has open green areas - abundant trees and wildlife have made this haven a 'natural' favourite in Haringey. Sadly though, one of our most prominant beauty spots has become spoiled by development.

Webmaster's plea to the London Borough of Haringey:

Please protect our wildlife & their habitats on Ferry Lane Estate, and preserve our green areas and trees. Also, please actively invite wildlife to settle here, by placing bird boxes throughout the estate. Bat boxes in areas too, please.

Female Black Cap
FACT: this is the greenest estate in the entire borough - please do everything you can to preserve it. Thank you.
 
   
Ferry Lane Estate is unique. Nature and Man can live harmonously side by side and as Caretakers of the earth, it is our duty to ensure that Nature is given a voice. For over twenty years Haringey's residents have occupied this site.... We need to remember that Nature has always been here...
 
This website has been produced and funded by a Ferry Lane Estate resident.
 
Birds spotted on 18th April 2004
I went out with 10X50 binoculars, to our mini-Woodland area, to watch for birds on and near the railway embankment, (Runcorn side only). It was lightly drizzling. In Less than one hour I spotted:
.
 
  • 11 Robins (Erithacus rubecula)
  • 6 Blue tits (Parus caeruleus)
  • 5 Wood Pigeons (Columba palumbus)
  • 4 Blackbirds (Turdus merula)
  • 3 Great tits (Parus major)
  • 3 Magpies (Pica pica)
  • 2 Crows (Corvus corone)
  • 2 Lond-tailed tits, nest-making pair (Aegithalos caudatus)
  • 1 Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
  • 1 Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
  • 1 Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
  • 1 Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Ring Barkers
 
Illegal ring barking of trees has been spotted in many areas of the Estate. Many have become diseased and/or are dying off. Some individuals have been identified.
Trees growing on housing estates are often a source of conflict with the public, as they increase in size and often block out light. In addition, seasonal problems associated with some trees may also bring them into disfavour with the public. This situation can only be rectified with increased public awareness of the value of trees and ongoing progessional tree management.
 
Tree Pollen
 
Pollen distribution is a tree's method of reproduction. Pollen allergy, or hayfever, is caused when the body over reacts to it. There are a number of products to control the effects of Hayfever - many are available across the counter. Click here for info on allergies. Please direct all your enquiries regarding the estate's trees to Haringey Council. They have arbiculturists to answer your questions.
 
  Home Page
 
Plants
 
Trees
 
Butterflies
 
Mammals
 
Birds
 
Mini-Woodland
 
Meadow
 
Railway Embankment
 
Beside the River
 
Residents' Pride
 
Other green areas on the Estate
 
Photography
 
  Overview
  Disclaimer
  Residents' News, Views & Input page
  EVENTS
  Links
   
   
 
 
 
 
AREAS OF CONCERN :
.
 
loss of our resident wildlife and habitat
 
loss of our green and open spaces
 
destruction of our healthy trees (those which cause no structural damage to ground surface or infringe onto resident's homes, gardens, etc)
   
This website was featured in the May 2004 issue of 'Haringey People'. Click on either graphic to view/read the enlargement.
Ferry Lane Estate layout
 
Areas of Concern
Residents sometimes take the law into their own hands. With the absence of any horticultural experience, they are damaging our plants and depriving animals of food, shelter and bird nesting places. Dense foliage, berries and flowers are hacked back and left barren. In May '05 a large shrubbery area at the rear of Reedham Close, by the river received such treatment.. Established Snowberry, Pyracanther, Tutson and others were hacked to the ground.. The webmaster witnessed the last 5 minutes and asked the man why he'd done it. He answered,, " what's the problem, there's plenty more bushes around here". That's hardly the point. If everyone took the law in their own hands what state would our wildlife be in?