| 词条 | Monken Hadley Common | ||||
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AreaThe common is a large area of about 72 hectares between Monken Hadley and Cockfosters; it is 1.5 miles long and wedge shaped, half a mile wide at the Monken Hadley end tapering to a point at the Cockfosters end. AccessThere is access from Camlet Way, Parkgate Crescent, Covert Way, Games Road, Northfield Road, Baring Road (via Pymmes Brook Trail), Bakers Hill, and Hadley Common. The London Loop and Pymmes Brook Trail pass through the common.[4] HistoryThe Common is a remnant of the former Royal Forest of Enfield Chase, which was enclosed by an Act of Parliament of 1777.[5] A small part was allotted to the village of Monken Hadley, and this is the only land which has remained as a common. Until the 1950s, the commoners exercised their rights to use the land for grazing.[6] The common is bisected by the East Coast Main Railway Line. HabitatThe common is mostly wooded, dominated by pedunculate oak, with some hornbeam, beech and field maples. Holly forms a dense understorey in some places, while elsewhere a more diverse shrub layer includes Midland hawthorn and hazel. Several ground flora species are ancient woodland indicators, suggesting that fragments have survived from before the time when the common was managed as wood-pasture. Butterflies include white-letter and purple hairstreaks, and there are breeding birds such as sparrowhawk and tawny owl.[2] Beech Hill Lake (or Jack's Lake) was formed by damming Pymme's Brook. It is managed for angling[7] but supports common waterfowl and Daubenton's bats use it for feeding, foraging low over the water. Two smaller ponds have a much richer flora and abundant amphibians, which attract grass snakes.[2] GallerySee also
References1. ^Monken Hadley Common - a rural enclave 2. ^1 2 {{cite web|publisher=Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs|url=http://www.defra.gov.uk/rural/documents/protected/common-land/biosurvey-glondon.pdf|archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110318170421/http://www.defra.gov.uk/rural/documents/protected/common-land/biosurvey-glondon.pdf|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2011-03-18|title=The Common Lands of Greater London: A biological Survey|page=29}} 3. ^Monken Hadley Common, Management 4. ^London Loop Walk 16 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716085220/http://www.walklondon.org.uk/uploads/File/sections/Loop_16_leaflet_web(1).pdf |date=2011-07-16 }} 5. ^The Enfield Chase Act of 1777, 17Geo.III.c.17 6. ^Monken Hadley Common website 7. ^Hadley Angling and Preservation Society Further reading
External links{{commons category|Monken Hadley Common}}
4 : Nature reserves in the London Borough of Barnet|Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Barnet|Common land in London|Monken Hadley |
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