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Cherry Tree Wood is a 5.3 hectare park in East Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet. It is a Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=iGiGL – helping you find London’s parks and wildlife sites )〕 Located next to East Finchley tube station, it contains woodland and grassland, a playground, tennis courts, a cafe and toilets.〔 Its history may date back to prehistoric times, and the park was part of the hunting grounds of the Bishop of London in the 12th century.〔(Friends of Cherry Tree Wood - History of Cherry Tree Wood ) ''accessed 03/01/2009''〕 It is remnant of the large medieval wood called Finchley Wood,〔 which was shown in Great Hornsey Park in Rocque's map 1754. It was later known as Dirthouse Wood because the night soil and horse manure from London's streets was brought to the Dirthouse, now the White Lion pub next to East Finchley Station, as fertiliser for hay meadows.〔(Cherry Tree Wood, Barnet Online )〕 In 1914 it was purchased by Finchley Council from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to create a public park.〔(Cherry Tree Wood, London Gardens Online )〕 Until it became a public park, hornbeam trees were cut back every few years to provide wood for charcoal, while oaks were allowed to grow to their full height for timber. Now that coppicing has ceased the hornbeams have grown tall and rangy, and the wood has grown shaded. Wood anemone and other ancient plants can be found in the spring, and nuthatch and great spotted woodpecker are often seen.〔 Mutton Brook rises in Cherry Tree Wood,〔 and the Capital Ring between Hendon and Highgate passes through it.〔(Capital Ring, Walk 11, Hendon to Highgate )〕 ==Gallery== File:Cherry tree woods finchley.JPG|Cherry Tree Wood in autumn File:Cherry Tree Wood 2.JPG|Cherry Tree Wood in winter File:Cherry Tree Wood path.JPG|Cherry Tree Wood in winter File:Cherry Tree Wood 1.JPG|Path with remnants of snow File:Cherry Tree Wood playground.JPG|Playground 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cherry Tree Wood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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