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Barriedale Allotments

📷 Christopher Hilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.47001, -0.03734

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕PSH Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParkingToilets

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Rock Dove, Peregrine, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Peregrine, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Epistrophe eligans +118 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Epistrophe eligans +118 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Silver-moss, Common Cord-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Silver-moss, Common Cord-moss · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lea Valley WalkWalking route

Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
The LineWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Peter's Hill pedwayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bishopsgate pedwaysWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

600 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22Local cycle route
The Leaway (detour)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route (1)Cycling route

Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
LCN 64 (detour)Cycling route
Named routeRef (64)Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Graffiti, trackside, south of New Cross Gate

📷 Christopher Hilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Graffiti, trackside, south of New Cross Gate

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ladywell FieldsUrban park2.3 km→🌱Greenwich ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Greenwich ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱BlackheathUrban park2.9 km→🌱Southwark ParkUrban park3 km→🌱The Flower GardenUrban park3 km→

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