Entrance to Coldfall Wood

Image: © Marathon Taken: 7 Sep 2016

Coldfall Wood is surviving fragment of the ancient Forest of Middlesex. Evidence of the wood's antiquity can be seen in the presence of Midland hawthorn and a large clump of wild service tree - both being indicators of ancient woodland (ancient woodland is a woodland that has existed continuously since 1600 or before in England). Coldfall Wood was purchased by Hornsey Council in 1930 for public recreation. However, over the years it has not been managed well so that now there is very little undergrowth and a poor range of trees. Coldfall Wood is owned and managed by the London Borough of Haringey and there is free public access. There are three entrances to the woods along Creighton Avenue and this is the easternmost one. More information about Coldfall Wood can be found at https://www.haringey.gov.uk/libraries-sport-and-leisure/parks-and-open-spaces/z-parks-and-open-spaces/coldfall-wood

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