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Blyth Hill

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.69727, -3.39474

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Yellowhammer
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

3 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Yellowhammer, Long-tailed Tit +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Yellowhammer, Long-tailed Tit +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pentland Way (Alternative)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pentland Way (Dunsyre to Cross Borders Drove Road)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cross Borders Drove Road (West Linton to Traquair)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ramparts, Blyth Hill

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ramparts, Blyth Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Newlands Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→🪦Newlands CemeteryCemetery4.9 km→⛪Kirkurd ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→✦Harestanes Stone CircleHistoric site1.4 km→✦Blyth Bank HillHistoric site1.5 km→✦Castle Craig HospitalHistoric site1.9 km→

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