Entered via the entrance on Featherbed Lane and it was a killer! Very steep but not too long and a beautiful way up! We walked along the top and nipped in to the sloped areas for a rest here and there. A beautiful place.

Peaceful and a good walk. Uneven footing, some parts you'd need the skills of a mountain goat to trod but the main path is fine. Not suitable in wet weather. The phone number presented on a board for emergencies (in terms of livestock) does not work and sounds like it's trying to contact someone abroad. Lots of friendly sheep.

This is a good site for nature, which is accessible from far afield by train and tram. The frequent trams from East Croydon railway station terminates at New Addington, a few minutes walk away from Hutchinson Bank. The site is a former overgrown download where London Wildlife Trust has done much to restore grassland which is now, teeming with butterflies, some of them nationally notable.

A large, steeply sloping, nature reserve managed by the London Wildlife Trust, between Featherbed Lane on the western (lower) side and New Addington on the eastern (higher) side. It can easily be entered along a path next to the Fishers Farm recycling centre on North Downs Road (which is near the New Addington tram stop), or at the southern end, via a footpath from Fairchildes Avenue near Corbett Close. There are some sheep grazing in the area half way down the slope so gates should be kept closed.

Lovely area of chalk grassland and woodland. Great mix of chalk grassland species including small blue butterflies, horseshoe vetch, and burnet Companion moths. Some of the paths are steep but there are benches scattered about to rest and enjoy the wildlife. The paths are all unpaved making disabled access very difficult. There are no facilities at the site.