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Between 6am and 7.30am most days (before the traffic drowns the noise), the beautiful drumming of a greater spotted woodpecker can be heard in fairland park. 

Nature Notes Nature Photography Corner: Evergreens As Spring starts to creep in and the first bud bursts appear, it's easy to overlook the trees and plants that have stayed green and lush all through the winter, the evergreens. The four most common ones can be seen in gardens and local parks and are all important for wildlife. In Railway Fields, the most obvious evergreen that covers much of the ground and climbs up the trees is ivy. Ivy is often unfairly maligned as a tree strangler but it is actually a highly valuable plant to wildlife. The leaves are dark green and glossy with pale veins....

New Fishmonger in Harringay I went last weekend and got a great hake at a very good price. I hope they will succeed! Tags for Forum Posts: fish, fishmonger Permalink Reply by Hugh on August 15, 2019 at 20:56 That’s good news. Are you going to give us any clues as to the location? Oops sorry Peter hadn’t seen your reply They are at the beginning of Green Lanes, opposite Homebase.  Permalink Reply by Nicky on August 15, 2019 at 21:09 I think Peter might be talking about the one on the stretch between Endymion Road and Railway Fields. Opposite the Harringay Arena sit...

Thank you to Lizzy N for making this spotter sheet for the Friends of Railway Fields. Some are a little harder to find than others. Good luck! Will post sheet…

Great spotted woodpecker Comment by Gordon T on January 21, 2021 at 22:47 Thank you Dick Harris - I live at the southern end of the Ladder by Railway Fields and haven't seen one of these for a good few years so it's a good reminder to me to keep on looking out for them - currently my local "will you look at that!" is the occasional jay. Comment by KTwok on January 22, 2021 at 6:14 Great photo! I'm at the north end of the ladder and I have one that comes by around 3-4 times a day to feed. The sight of his almost carton like colouring stil...