New Cross Gate Cutting - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.46613, -0.04729
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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 ☕ The Hill Station — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ The Hill Station — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 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 route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Waterlink Way Walking route 12 km ▾
Walking & cycling route in Lewisham borough, following the rivers Pool and Ravensbourne (Deptford Creek). Forms the northernmost section of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Route 21 (Eastbourne to the Thames)
Named route Ref WW Length 12 km Point-to-point Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
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NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 64 (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (64) Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
42,503 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 42,503 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Mallard · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull +19
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 18 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Eupeodes · Helina evecta · Varied Carpet Beetle · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +13
Eupeodes Eupeodes Helina evecta Helina evecta Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 42,503 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Mallard · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull +19
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 18 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Eupeodes · Helina evecta · Varied Carpet Beetle · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +13
Eupeodes Eupeodes Helina evecta Helina evecta Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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