Colonel Hunter Blair's Monument
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
55.30328, -4.53535
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Ivy, Ash +305 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Ivy, Ash +305 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Beech, Hazel +26 more foraging species
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Small White +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Small White +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route31.9 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 31.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,328 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,328 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Chaffinch · Wren · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Robin +36
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- MagpiePica pica
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
- Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis2022
- DipperCinclus cinclus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
Daubenton's Bat · Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Red Admiral · Peacock · Painted Lady · Large White · Small Tortoiseshell +7
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Small White
Dotted Loosestrife · Ivy · Beech · Ash · Broad Buckler-fern +11
- Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
- IvyHedera helix2024
- BeechFagus sylvatica2024
- AshFraxinus excelsior2024
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,328 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Chaffinch · Wren · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Robin +36
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- MagpiePica pica
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
- Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis2022
- DipperCinclus cinclus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
Daubenton's Bat · Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Red Admiral · Peacock · Painted Lady · Large White · Small Tortoiseshell +7
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Small White
Dotted Loosestrife · Ivy · Beech · Ash · Broad Buckler-fern +11
- Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
- IvyHedera helix2024
- BeechFagus sylvatica2024
- AshFraxinus excelsior2024
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pieris rapae2019
Pieris rapae2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataLeptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2022Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2022Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2019Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019HazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024WoodruffGalium odoratum2022WoodruffGalium odoratum2022Common HawkweedHieracium triviale2020Common HawkweedHieracium triviale2020HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2020HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2020Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2020Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2020Events & activities nearby
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