There are several mature Oaks in this area that are estimated at between 200 - 300 years old. Such dates would mean that they would have been part of the old Tottenham Wood, before it was cleared for farmland in the late 18th Century. The meadow is botanically species poor though there are two planted clumps of Snakeshead Fritillary - which is a nationally rare species. The scrub is dominated by Bramble, Privet and Greater Willowherb. The pond is between 15 to 20 years old and is dominated by Greater Reedmace.
Management is needed every year to keep some open water.
The locally rare Greater Spearwort is present here. The Conservation Area as a whole provides a superb habitat for invertebrates, especially butterflies and dragonflies, and thus also for insectivorous bird species. A Water Vole was recorded in one of the drainage ditches in December 1998, however it has not been seen since. Three species of bat have been recorded in the conservation area - Pipistrelle, Daubenton's and Noctule. The old banqueting hall burnt down in 1971 and since a self-seeded Birch dominated secondary woodland has developed.