Chester Hill, Hillfort
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
55.63805, -3.66453
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Rook
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Rook
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Rook, Chaffinch +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Rook, Chaffinch +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet, Red Admiral +30 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pignut, Meadow Vetchling, Cock's-foot +120 more · last seen 2017
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lanark to Biggar via Hyndford BridgeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lanark (Kirkfieldbank) to BiggarCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Chester Hill from the air
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
660 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
660 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Merlin · Jackdaw · Meadow Pipit · Wheatear · Red Grouse (scotica) +18
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2019
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2019
- CurlewNumenius arquata2019
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2017
- RavenCorvus corax2017
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2017
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Small Tortoiseshell · Ringlet · Small White · Green-veined White · Red Admiral +4
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
- Peacock
Meadow Vetchling · Yarrow · Dandelion · Pignut · Broad-leaved Dock +100
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2017
- DandelionTaraxacum2017
- PignutConopodium majus2017
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017
- White CloverTrifolium repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
660 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Merlin · Jackdaw · Meadow Pipit · Wheatear · Red Grouse (scotica) +18
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2019
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2019
- CurlewNumenius arquata2019
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2017
- RavenCorvus corax2017
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2017
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Small Tortoiseshell · Ringlet · Small White · Green-veined White · Red Admiral +4
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
- Peacock
Meadow Vetchling · Yarrow · Dandelion · Pignut · Broad-leaved Dock +100
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2017
- DandelionTaraxacum2017
- PignutConopodium majus2017
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017
- White CloverTrifolium repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aglais io
Aglais io
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardaminesOrange-tipAnthocharis cardaminesSpeckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria20182017
2017
DaisyBellis perennis2017DaisyBellis perennis2017Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2017Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2017RaspberryRubus idaeus2017RaspberryRubus idaeus2017Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017ElderSambucus nigra2017ElderSambucus nigra2017SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2017SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2017Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2017Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2017HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2017HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2017MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2017MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2017Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2017Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2017GroundselSenecio vulgaris2017GroundselSenecio vulgaris2017PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2017PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2017Common NettleUrtica dioica2017Common NettleUrtica dioica2017Water MintMentha aquatica2017Water MintMentha aquatica2017Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2017Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2017Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2017Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2017BeechFagus sylvatica2017BeechFagus sylvatica2017Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2017Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2017Common SorrelRumex acetosa2017Common SorrelRumex acetosa2017Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2017Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2017BroomCytisus scoparius2017BroomCytisus scoparius2017Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2017BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2017Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017Hairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2017Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2017Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2017Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2017Tufted VetchVicia cracca2017Tufted VetchVicia cracca2017Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2017Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2017Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2017Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2017Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2017Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2017Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2017Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2017Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017TormentilPotentilla erecta2017TormentilPotentilla erecta2017Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2017Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2017Bush VetchVicia sepium2017Bush VetchVicia sepium2017Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2017Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2017Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2017Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2017Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2017Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2017Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2017Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2017Goat WillowSalix caprea2017Goat WillowSalix caprea2017Downy BirchBetula pubescens2017Downy BirchBetula pubescens2017Black CurrantRibes nigrum2017Black CurrantRibes nigrum2017Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2017Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2017Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2017Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2017Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2017Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2017Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2017Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2017European LarchLarix decidua2017European LarchLarix decidua2017Curled DockRumex crispus2017Curled DockRumex crispus2017RowanSorbus aucuparia2017RowanSorbus aucuparia2017Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2017Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2017BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2017Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2017PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2017Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2017Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2017Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2017Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2017BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2017FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2017Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2017Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2017Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2017Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2017Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2017ColtsfootTussilago farfara2017ColtsfootTussilago farfara2017Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2017Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2017AshFraxinus excelsior2017AshFraxinus excelsior2017Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2017Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2017Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2017Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2017Scots PinePinus sylvestris2017Scots PinePinus sylvestris2017daffodilsNarcissus2017daffodilsNarcissus2017Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2017Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2017Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017Norway SprucePicea abies2017Norway SprucePicea abies2017Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2017Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2017Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2017Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2017Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2017Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2017LilacSyringa vulgaris2017LilacSyringa vulgaris2017Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2017Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2017Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2017Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2017Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2017Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2017SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2017RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2017GorseUlex europaeus2017GorseUlex europaeus2017Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2017Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2017Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2017Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2017Greater PlantainPlantago major2017Greater PlantainPlantago major2017