New Cross Gate Cutting 3 ha
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51.47026, -0.03887
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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 ☕ PSH Cafe — 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 ☕ PSH Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Syrphus +106 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Syrphus +106 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
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 43 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 Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 600 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (1) Cycling route ▾
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
Show on map Photos Graffiti, trackside, south of New Cross Gate
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Wildlife to spot
25,168 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,168 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Canada Goose · Magpie · Moorhen +25
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Varied Carpet Beetle · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +10
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Cord-moss
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,168 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Canada Goose · Magpie · Moorhen +25
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Varied Carpet Beetle · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +10
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Cord-moss
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
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
Ctenolepisma Ctenolepisma
Ctenolepisma Ctenolepisma
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 