Haringey and Enfield have become a hotspot for travellers in recent weeks – with six separate cases of illegal camps being spotted.

Six caravans pitched up in Down Lane Park in Tottenham last month and refused to move for four weeks, before Haringey Council were forced to seek a court order on Friday, September 23.

The travellers were evicted at 9am on Tuesday, but then arrived in Downhills Park.

They were gone by Friday after being asked to move by police, with the council saying they would have taken further legal action if needed.

Before the caravans left Downhills, spokesperson for Haringey Council Joe Derrett said: “Following the eviction of a group of travellers from Down Lane Park this week a small number of vehicles have illegally entered Downhills Park. This is completely unacceptable and we will take all necessary steps, including legal action, to evict the travellers from Downhills Park.”

Martin Ball, chair of the Friends of Down Lane Park, said: “I will be seeking assurances from the park service that there will be no repeat of this occupation.

“After the occupation of a few summers back we had extra security installed and we were told it would not happen again. Yet, it has.”

The Downhills incident is third instance of travellers camping on land belonging to the council in the last few weeks.

Caravans and trailers are parked on Haringey Council owned land behind Severn Drive, near Forty Hill Primary School, since last week.

A woman has reportedly been bitten by a dog, and the school emailed parents urging them to be careful.

Other areas of Enfield have also had problems with unwanted visitors in recent weeks.

In August, travellers broke through locked gates to set up camp in an abandoned supermarket owned by Lidl in Hertford Road, Freezywater.

Last week, 20 caravans arrived on an empty lot at Stonehill Business Park on the border between Chingford and Edmonton.

Today, six more mobile homes found a new location - the former site of Barnet and Southgate College, on land owned by Enfield Council.