to some 23 species of tree and shrub. A small paddling pool which had fallen into disuse has been converted into a pond with wild aquatic plants. This was with the assistance of the Friends of Queens Wood society. Despite fairly high levels of disturbance, the bird life is diverse and includes breeding pairs of at least 27 species, including the endangered song thrush and two species of woodpecker. Over one hundred species of spiders have been spotted and a nationally rare jewel beetle is widespread. The park is also the source of the Moselle, a stream that runs across parts of North London on its way (nowadays via Pymmes Brook) to the River Lea in Tottenham. References External links Friends of Queen's Wood Haringey Council Site Queens Wood on the VisitWoods website Ancient woods of London Local nature reserves in Greater London Nature reserves in the London Borough of Haringey Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Haringey