Monk Wood Mains, dun site
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › South Ayrshire Getting here
55.39117, -4.62587
Open directionsv 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Tufted Duck +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Tufted Duck +94 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Coconut Milkcap, Deceiver, Torth Felen +2 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Coconut Milkcap, Deceiver, Torth Felen +2 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis pertinax, Small Tortoiseshell +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis pertinax, Small Tortoiseshell +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ayrshire Coastal Path Walking route 170 km ▾
Long-distance hiking route. A designated 'Scotland's Great Trail'.
Named route Length 170 km National walking route
Show on map Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan Walking route ▾
This creation is Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan. Any route from Girvan is a busy road with no shoulders. Bus/Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian..
Named route Ref WW-a Regional walking route
Show on map Whithorn Way (Fisherton (A719) to Maybole) Walking route ▾
This segment starts on the edge of the busy A719 (a road without shoulders) and ends at Maybole. There it connects with the route from Glasgow to Girvan. Bus / Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian
Named route Ref WW Local walking route
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (SW Scotland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Byway Maybole Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 302 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 302 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 651 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 651 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Attractive woodland near Monkwood Mains Dun
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Wildlife to spot
4,088 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,088 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Goldeneye · Raven · Redwing · Wigeon · Tufted Duck +49
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Wigeon Mareca penelope Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2024 Pintail Anas acuta2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Hobby Falco subbuteo2023 Garganey Spatula querquedula2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter autumn
2024 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Rubus latifolius · Rubus polyanthemus · Hairy Bramble · Rubus nemoralis · Rubus dasyphyllus +3
Rubus latifolius Rubus latifolius Rubus polyanthemus Rubus polyanthemus Hairy Bramble Rubus radula Rubus nemoralis Rubus nemoralis Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,088 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Goldeneye · Raven · Redwing · Wigeon · Tufted Duck +49
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Wigeon Mareca penelope Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2024 Pintail Anas acuta2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Hobby Falco subbuteo2023 Garganey Spatula querquedula2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter autumn
2024 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Rubus latifolius · Rubus polyanthemus · Hairy Bramble · Rubus nemoralis · Rubus dasyphyllus +3
Rubus latifolius Rubus latifolius Rubus polyanthemus Rubus polyanthemus Hairy Bramble Rubus radula Rubus nemoralis Rubus nemoralis Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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