Ferry Lane Estate

Ferry Lane is the fifth largest estate in the London Borough of Haringey and one of the greenest in the UK. Due to its unique location near the Tottenham Marshes and Lee Valley Regional Park, the central woodland area on the estate is already an important wildlife corridor for birds, foxes, hedgehogs, voles, bats, squirrels and numerous others.

The Lee River Canal (Lee Navigation) runs past the estate, and swans, Canada geese, coots, herons, etc., are regular visitors.

Species List

Compiled by Jeanette Sitton, resident of Ferry Lane Estate.
Most species below have been photo-identified. In terms of the flora, the vast majority have been identified with the indispensable help of Brian Wurzell, who is a personal friend and a local botanist of note. Insects, moluscs, spiders, etc. have been identified through reference materials, online consultations and with the very kind help of several curators at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographs are emailed to the Museum and once the species are identified, they appear here. Also included, are 'referenced' guest contributions, e.g. from the London Wildlife Trust, and verified resident sightings.

The following is a tiny percentage of species found on the Estate. Beetles and bugs, for example, would number several hundreds. Therefore, this is very much a work in ProgresS. More will be added on an, 'as and when' basis.

Any errors or omissions are entirely mine.

Mammals

Erinaceus europaeus - Hedgehog
Pipistrellus pipistrellus - Common Pipistrelle bat
Pipistrellus pygmaeus - Soprano Pipistrelle bat
Sciurus carolinensis - Grey Squirrel
Vulpes vulpes - Fox

Birds

Aegithalos caudatus - Long-tailed Tit
Anas platyrhynchos - Mallard
Ardea cinerea Grey Heron
Branta canadensis Canada Goose
Carduelis carduelis - Goldfinch -
Garrulus glandarius - Jay
Chroicocephalus ridibundus - Black-headed Gull -
Columba palumbus - Wood Pidgeon
Corvus corone - Carrion Crow
Cyanistes caeruleus - Blue Tit
Cygnus olor - MUTE Swan
Dendrocopos major - Great Spotted Woodpecker
Erithacus rubecula - Robin
Fringilla coelebs - Chaffinch
Fulica atra - Coot
Gallinula chloropus Moorhen
Lanius excubitor - Great Grey Shrike -
Larus canus - Common Gull -
Larus fuscus - Lesser Black-backed Gull -
Motacilla alba - Pied Wagtail -
Parus major - Great Tit
Passer domesticus- House Sparrow -
Periparus ater- Coal Tit -
Pica pica- Magpie
Picus viridis- Green Woodpecker -
Prunella modularis- Dunnock -
Sturnus vulgaris- Starling -
Sylvia atricapilla- Blackcap
Sylvia communis- Whitethroat -
Tachybaptus ruficollis- Little Grebe -
Troglodytes troglodytes- Wren
Turdus iliacus- Redwing -
Turdus merula- Blackbird
Turdus philomelos- Song Thrush
Turdus pilaris- Fieldfare -
Turdus viscivorus'' - Mistle Thrush -

Amphibians

Reptiles

Natrix natrix - Garden Snake -

Trees and shrubs

Acer campestre - Field Maple
Acer negundo - Box elder
Acer platanoides - Norway Maple
Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore
Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Purpureum’ - Sycamore (purple-leaved)
Aesculus hippocastanum - Horse Chestnut
Ailanthus altissima - Tree of Heaven
Alnus glutinosa - Alder
Alnus incana - Grey Alder
Amelanchier x lamarckii - Snowy Mespil (June Berry)
Berberis verruculosa
Berberis x ottawensis ‘Purpurea’
Betula pendula - Silver Birch
Carpinus betulus -Hornbeam
Chaenomeles japonica - Japanese Quince
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana - Lawson Cypress
Clematis montana - Garden Clematis
Clematis vitalba - Traveller's Joy
Cordyline australis - Cabbage Palm
Cornus sanguinea - Dogwood
Corylus avellana - Hazel
Cotoneaster x dammeri
Cotoneaster franchetti
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Cotoneaster x watereri
Crataegus x lavallei - North American Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna - Common Hawthorn
Cryptomeria japonica 'Elegans-Japanese Red Cedar
Cydonia oblonga -True Quince
Fragilis -Crack Willow
Fraxinus excelsior -Native Ash
Fraxunus ornus -Manna Ash
Fraxinus oxycarpa -Raywood Ash(coppery leaves in Autumn)
Hedera canariensis -Canary Ivy
Hedera helix -Common Ivy(including several cultivars)
Hypericum calycinum -Rose of Sharon'
Hypericum ‘Rowallane- Ilex aquifolium -Common Holly
Jasminum officinale -Summer Jasmine
Juglans regia -Walnut
Lonicera japonica -Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera nitida
Lonicera pileata
Malus domestica sp. -Cultivar Apple
Malus trilobata -Crab Apple
Olea europaea -Olive
Phoenix canariensis -Canary Palm
Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Silver Queen’ -Kohuhu
Platanus x hispanica -London Plane
Populus alba ‘Pyramidalis’ -Bolle’s White Poplar(the fastigiate or upright-stemmed form)
Populus alba -White Poplar
Populus nigra‘ -Black Poplar'
Populus nigra 'Plantierensis-False Lombardy Poplar
Populus x canadensis ‘Robusta’ -Robust Hybrid Poplar
Prunus avium -Wild (sweet) Cherry
Prunus cerasifera -Cherry Plum
Prunus laurocerasus -Cherry Laurel
Prunus spinosa -Blackthorn (Sloe)
Pyracantha coccinea -Firethorn
Quercus ilex -Holm Oak
Quercus robur -Pedunculate Oak
Rosa canina -Dog Rose
Rubus armeniacus ‘Himalayan Giant’ -Garden Blackberry
Rubus species -Native woodland brambles
Salix alba ‘tristis‘ -Weeping Willow
Salix cinerea ssp oleifolia -Common Sallow
Salix fragilis var russelliana -Bedford Willow
Sambucus nigra -Elder'
Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace-Black Lace Elder
Sorbus ariaCommon White Beam
Sorbus aucuparia -Rowan / Mountain Ash
Sorbus intermedia -Swedish White Beam
Sorbus x thuringiaca ‘Fastigiata’ -[...] Service Tree
Thuja orientalis -Oriental Arborvitae
Tilia cordata -Small leaved lime
Tilia platphyllos -Large leaved Lime
Tilia x europaea -Common Lime
Ulex europaeus -Gorse
Viburnum tinus -Laurustinus'

Misc. flora

Achillea filipendulina - Fernleaf Yarrow
Achillea millefolium - Yarrow
Ajuga reptans - Bugle
Allium triquetrum - Three-cornered Leek
Alium vuneale - Wild Garlic
Alliaria petiolata - Jack-By-The-Hedge
Alopecurus pratensis - Meadow Foxtail
Anagallis arvensis - Scarlet Pimpernel
Anemone apennina -Apennine Anemone
Anemone blanda
Anemone coronaria
Anthriscus sylvestris - Cow Parsley
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale Cress
Arctium lappa - Greater Burdock
Arctium minus - Lesser Burdock
Arenaria serpyllifolia - Lesser Thyme-leaved Sandwort
Aster x salignus - a Michaelmas Daisy hybrid
Bellis perennis - Daisy
Berberis verruculosa - Warted Barberry
Bergenia cordifolia - Rockfoil
Borago officinallis - Borago officinalis
Brassica rapa - Wild Turnip
Calaminta sp. - Catmint
Calystegia sepium - Hedge Bindweed
Capsella bursa-pastoris - Shepherd’s Purse
Cardamine hirsuta - Hairy Bittercress
Cardaria draba - Hoary Cress
Centaurea nigra - Black Knapweed
Centaurea sp. - Cornflower
Cerastium fontanum ssp vulgare - Common Mouse-Ear
Cerastium glomeratum - Sticky Mouse-ear
Chenopodium bonus-herricus - Good-King-Henry
Chenopodium hybridum - Maple-leaved Goosefoot
Cirsium vulgare - Spear Thistle
Coisya ternata - Mexican Orange Blossom
Coisya horizontalis o.n.o.
Cornus sanguinea - Native Dogwood
Crataegus x lavallei - North American Hawthorn
Crepis vesicaria - Beaked Hawksbeard
Cymbalaria muralis - Ivy-leaved Toadfax
Cryptomeria japonica cv Elegans - Japanese Red Cedar
Dactylis glomerata - [...]'s-foot Grass
Digitalis purpurea - Foxglove
Diplotaxis muralis - Wall Rocket
Diplotaxis tenuifolia - Perennial Wall Rocket
Epilobium hirsutum - Great Hairy Willow-herb
Erophila verna - Common Whitlow Grass
Eruca vesicaria - Garden Rocket
Euonymus japonicus - Japanese Spindle
Euphorbia mellifera
Euphorbia peplus Petty Spurge
Fragaria x ananassa - Garden Strawberry
Galium aparine - Cleavers
Geranium dissectum - Cut-leaved Cranesbill
Geranium lucid - Shining Cranebill
Geranium macrorhizum - Italian Cranesbill
Geranium molle - Dove's Foot Cranesbill
Geranium pusillum - Small-flowered Cranesbill
Geranium pyrenaicum - Pyrenean (or Mountain) Cranesbill
Geranium robertianum - Herb Robert
Geranium rotundifolium - Round-leaved Cranesbill
Geum urbanum - Wood Avens
Hirschfeldia incana - Hoary Mustard
Hordeum murinum - Wall Barley
Hyacinthoides hispanica - Spanish Bluebell
Hyacinthoides non-scripta - British Bluebell
Hypericum 'Elstead - (garden hybrid)
Hypericum androsaemum - Tutsan
Hypochaeris radicata - Common Cat's Ear
Iberis sempervirens - Garden Candytuft
Impatiens glandulifera - Himalayan Balsam
Iris foetidissima - Roat Beef Plant
Lactuca serriola - Prickly Lettuce
Lactuca virosa - Wild Lettuce
Lamium alba - White Dead Nettle
Lamium purpureum - Red Dead Nettle
Lapsana communis - Common Nipplewort
Lapsana communis ssp intermedia - Greater Nipplewort
Lavandula Angustifolia - English Lavender
Leucanthemum vulgare - Oxe-eye Daisy
Linaria purpurea - Purple Toadflax
Lobularia maritima - Sweet Alyssum sp.
Lolium perenne - Perennial Rye Grass
Lonicera nitida - Privet Honeysuckle
Lonicera pileata - Privet Honeysuckle
Lotus corniculatus - Bird's Foot Trefoil
Lupin sp. - Lupin
Lythrum salicaria - Purple Loosestrife
Malva sylvestris - Common Mallow
Medicago arabica - Spotted Medick
Medicago lupulina - Black Medick
Muscari armeniacum - Grape Hyacinth
Myosotis sylvatica - Wood Forget-Me-Not
Nepeta cataria - Catnip
Oxalis articulata - Pink Sorrel
Oxalis articulata - Pink Sorrel
Papaver Rhoeas - Common Poppy
Papaver somniferum - Opium Poppy
Pentaglottis sempervirens - Alkanet
Phlomis chrysophylla - Jerusalem Sage
Phlomis fruticosa - Jerusalem Sage
Phragmites australis - Common Reed
Picris hieracioides - Hawkweed Oxe-tongue
Pittosporum tenuifolium
Plantago lanceolata - Ribwort Plantain
Plantago major - Greater Plantain
Poa infirma - Early Meadow Grass
Potentilla reptans - Creeping Cinquefoil
Prunus laurocerasus - Cherry Laurel
Prunella vulgaris - Self Heal
Pulmonaria officinalis - Common Lungwort
Ranunculus bulbosus - Bulbous Buttercup
Ranunculus ficaria - Lesser Celandine
Ranunculus repens - Creeping Buttercup
Ribes odoratum - Buffalo Currant
Rosa rugosa - Japanese Rose
Rosa xanthin a Rose Canary - Rose Canary Bird
Rubus armeniacus - 'Himalayan Giant' Blackberry
Rubus fruticosus - Blackberry
Rumex crispus - Curled Dock
Rumex obtusifolius - Broad-leaved Dock
Sagina procumbens - Pearlwort
Salix caprea, seeds - Goat Willow
Salvia sp. - Salvia
Sambucus nigra - Elder
Sedum nuttallianum - Yellow Stonecrop
Senecio jacobaea - Common Ragwort
Senecio squalidus - Oxford Ragwort
Senecio vulgaris - Groundsel
Sherardia arvensis - Field Madder
Silene latifolia - White Campion
Sisymbrium officinale - Hedge Mustard
Sonchus oleraeous - Smooth Sow Thistle
Stachys sylvatica - Hedge Woundwort
Stellaria media - Chickweed
Stellaria pallida - Lesser Chickweed
Symphytum x uplandicum - Russian Comfrey
Taraxacum atactum - Dandelion sp.
Taraxacum hesperium - Dandelion
Taraxacum incisum - Dandelion
Taraxacum obliquilobum - Dandelion
Thuja orientalis - Oriental Thuja
Tragopogon pratensis - Goat's Beard
Tragopogon x mirabilis -
Trifolium dubium - Suckling Clover
Trifolium pratense - Red Clover
Tripleurospermum inodorum - Scentless Mayweed
Tutsan - Hypericum androsaemum
Urtica dioica - Common Nettle
Verbena oficinalis - Common Verbena
Veronica arvensis - Wall Speedwell
Veronica chamaedrys - Germander Speedwell
Veronica persica - Persian Speedwell
Veronica sp. (spuria?) - Spiked Speedwell
Viburnum tinus - Laurustinus
Vicia sativa ssp segetalis - Common Vetch
Vinca major - Greater Periwinke
Vinca major var oxyloba (V. major ssp hirsuta)
Vinca minor - Lesser Periwinkle
Viola odorata - Sweet Violet
Viola riviniana - Common Dog Violet

Fungi

Anthelia arachnoidea
Coprinus atramentarius
Coprinus comatus - Shaggy Inkcap
Inocybe fastigiata
Inocybe rimosa - Torn Fibrecap DEADLY POISONOUS
Lepista suaeva - Field Blewit
Nectria cinnabarina - Coral Spot
Peziza domiciliana
Polyporus squamosus
Trametes versicolor

Insects, spiders, molluscs, crustaceans, orthoptera, mites and bugs

Adalia bipunctata - Black, two-spot Ladybird
Aeshna cyanea - Southern Hawker dragonfly
Apis mellifera - Honey Bee
Araneus diadematus - Garden Spider
Athous haemorrhoidalis - Common Click Beetle
Bombus lucorum - White-tailed Bumblebee
Bombus sylvestris - Cuckoo Bumblebee
Bombus terrestris - Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Bombylius major - Bee Fly
Cameraria ohridella - Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner
Cantharis rustica - Soldier Beetle
Cepaea hortensis - Banded Snail
Celastrina argiolus -Holly Blue butterfly
Chrysolina Americana - Rosemary Leaf Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata - Seven-spot Ladybird
Corizus hyoscyami
Enallagma cyathigerum - Common Blue Damselfly
Endrosis sarcitrrella - White-shouldered House Moth
Episyrphus balteatus - Hoverfly
Halyzia sedecimguttata - Orange Ladybird, white spots
Sp? - Grasshopper sp.
Helix aspersa - Garden Snail
Helix pomatia - Roman Snail
Heteroptera sp. - Shield Bug
Lestes sponsa - Emerald Damselfly
Lithobius spp. - Centipede spp.
Oniscus asellus - Common Shiny Woodlouse
Pararge aegeria - Speckled Wood butterfly
Pemphigus bursarius Poplar Gall aphid?
Pemphigus spyrothecae Poplar Gall aphid?
Phalaenus spumarius - Spittle Bug
Phaenicia sericata - Common Greenbottle
Philaenus spumarius - Spittle Bug
Philoscia muscorum - Common Striped Woodlouse
Pieris napi - Green-veined White Butterfly
Pieris rapae - Small White Butterfly
Porcellio scaber - Common Rough Woodlouse
Pyrausta aurata - Mint Moth
Sarcophaga bercaea - Flesh fly
Scoliopteryx libatrix - Herald Moth
Syrphus ribesii - Hoverfly
Trioza vitreoradiata - psyllid midge
Trombidium sp. - Velvet Mite
Unaspis euonymi - Euonymus Scale
Vanessa atalanta - Red Admiral Butterfly
Xanthogramma pedissequum - Hoverfly

Mosses

Amblystegium serpens
Barbula cylindrica
Barbula insulanus
Barbula trifaria
Brachythecium rutabulum
Bryum argentium
Bryum capillaris
Bryum radiculosum
Ceratoden purpurius
Eurhynchium swartzii (Oxyrrhynchium hians)
Dicotyledenous
Didymodon australasiae var umbrosus
Didymodon insulanus
Didymodon luridus
Dydymodon nicholsonii
Grimmia pulvinata
Hennediella macrophylla
Hypnum cupressiforme
Marchantia polymopha
Orthotrichum affine
Orthotrichum cupulatum
Orthotrichum diaphanum
Orthotrichum lyellii
Rhynchostegium confertum
Schistidium crassipalum
Syntrichia intermedia
Tortula muralis

Lichens and liverworts

Anthelia arachnoidea
Candaliella aurella
Candelaria concolor
Candeleriella reflexa
Candelariella vitellina
Dicotyledenous
Lecanora campestris
Lecanora dispersa
Lecanora lichenicola
Lecanora muralis
Marchantia polymorpha
Parmelia sulcata
Phaeophyscia orbicularis
Physcia tenella
Verrucaria sp.
Xanthoria parietina

Rusts and powdery mildews

Puccinia malvacearum
Sphaerotheca epilobii - Powdery mildew

References

Notes