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Braedale Hill

20 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

55.78412, -3.86951

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 192m away — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Nature reserve; Birds — Coot, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — nature reserve

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Hawker, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Hawker, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Nature reserve

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Brooklime · last seen 2025; Plants — Brooklime · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Clyde WalkwayWalking route68 km

The Clyde Walkway is 65 km long from Riverside Museum, Glasgow and New Lanark in South Lanarkshire. Created as a joint enterprise by the Glasgow City, South and North Lanarkshire Councils. Close to urban centres with easy access to public transport.

Named routeRef CWLength 68 kmNational walking route

About this nature reserve

Braedale Hill is a local nature reserve spanning 20 hectares in North Lanarkshire, Central Scotland. Visitors can explore its hilltop views and mixed woodlands, often spotting wildlife such as red squirrels and various bird species along the trails.

Wildlife to spot

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Bings near Newmains

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bings near Newmains

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Belhaven ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Law Village ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Belhaven ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Heathery ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Carkmichael Street Play ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Hyndshaw View Play ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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