Welcome to 2008 - and whilst we're all celebrating rebirth and things starting anew, a bit of tradition; another in my long line of useless facts about Harringay.
In writing a short new Wikipedia article on Railway Fields just recently I learned that in 1987 a completely new plant species was discovered there. It's called Haringey Knotweed and is a hybridisation of Japanese Knotweed and Russian Vine. My understanding is that it's unique to Railway Fields.
Shame it couldn't have been a mix between Lungwort and Primrose or something a little less thuggish. But I guess if you're a species whose big bang moment happens next to a railway line on the site of an old railway goods yard, you're more likley to get a hold if you're something of a bully boy.
The BCTV conservation officer for Railway Fields is a member of this site - can you correct me if I'm wrong or give us any more info?
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