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John Howie's Monument

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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

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🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Heath Star Moss, Red Bog-moss, Magellanic Bog-moss +32 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Heath Star Moss, Red Bog-moss, Magellanic Bog-moss +32 more · last seen 2019

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Small Tortoiseshell +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Small Tortoiseshell +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

A77 Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Eaglesham to Strathaven Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,902 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,902 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

summer

2025

Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Stonechat · Goldfinch · Skylark +65

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CurlewNumenius arquata
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SwallowHirundo rustica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CuckooCuculus canorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
DunnockPrunella modularis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica2024
RavenCorvus corax
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SiskinSpinus spinus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SnipeGallinago gallinago
SwiftApus apus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Common GullLarus canus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2024

🐝

Insects19 species

springsummer

2025

Green-veined White · Orange-tip · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Small Heath +14

Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2023
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023
Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Prasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginella
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2023

🌿

Plants117 species

spring

2024

Cross-leaved Heath · Water Horsetail · White Sedge · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Daisy +112

Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
White SedgeCarex canescens
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
DaisyBellis perennis
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Curled DockRumex crispus
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Erophila vernaErophila verna
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
DandelionTaraxacum
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
BulrushTypha latifolia
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
White CloverTrifolium repens
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Early Hair-grassAira praecox
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
HawkweedHieracium
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Bay WillowSalix pentandra
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Common VetchVicia sativa
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum
Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Shetland Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella flagellaris
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Tall Bog-sedgeCarex magellanica
BrambleRubus fruticosus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
BroomCytisus scoparius
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera
Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
GorseUlex europaeus
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Pedunculate Water-starwortCallitriche brutia
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,902 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

summer

2025

Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Stonechat · Goldfinch · Skylark +65

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CurlewNumenius arquata
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SwallowHirundo rustica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CuckooCuculus canorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
DunnockPrunella modularis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica2024
RavenCorvus corax
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SiskinSpinus spinus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SnipeGallinago gallinago
SwiftApus apus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Common GullLarus canus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2024

🐝

Insects19 species

springsummer

2025

Green-veined White · Orange-tip · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Small Heath +14

Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2023
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023
Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Prasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginella
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2023

🌿

Plants117 species

spring

2024

Cross-leaved Heath · Water Horsetail · White Sedge · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Daisy +112

Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
White SedgeCarex canescens
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
DaisyBellis perennis
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Curled DockRumex crispus
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Erophila vernaErophila verna
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
DandelionTaraxacum
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
BulrushTypha latifolia
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
White CloverTrifolium repens
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Early Hair-grassAira praecox
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
HawkweedHieracium
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Bay WillowSalix pentandra
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Common VetchVicia sativa
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum
Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Shetland Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella flagellaris
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Tall Bog-sedgeCarex magellanica
BrambleRubus fruticosus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
BroomCytisus scoparius
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera
Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
GorseUlex europaeus
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Pedunculate Water-starwortCallitriche brutia
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 G Laird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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