Journey with the Wild Geese
This April, Wild Goose Festival and Dumfries and Galloway move together; alongside 40,000 barnacle geese taking off on their extraordinary journey. Collectively, an 80,000,000 mile effort from Solway to Svalbard. Moving in tandem, side by side, mile by mile, we’ll strive to walk, wheel, scoot and cycle the distance – travelling through nature and into spring.
Moving Stories
Share your journey. Celebrate connection. Join Moving Stories and tell us how walking, wheeling, cycling, or riding brings joy to your everyday travels—and help shape a more sustainable, connected community.
Latest News
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Nature, Creativity, and Community: Wild Goose Festival 2024
In 2024, the Wild Goose Festival (WGF) returned for its fifth year of activity celebrating nature, creativity and place across Dumfries & Galloway. Running from the 18th – 27th of October, our feathery festival had a programme of over 70 events from Stranraer across to Annan. The Stove Network produces WGF, uniting key partners from…
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Autumn Sounds Like Geese
Words by Marianne Nicholson, WWT Caerlaverock The first week of October. No doubting it is definitely autumn now. Nights are drawing in, mornings are chill and misty. Nearly time to crack out the thermals (I said nearly!). Here at WWT Caerlaverock, autumn looks like trees losing their leaves. It looks like muddy paths that never…
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Wild Goose Festival 2024 Takes Flight
Dumfries & Galloway’s annual Wild Goose Festival is back and celebrates its fifth birthday with its biggest programme yet. Autumn 2024 marks the fifth birthday of the Dumfries & Galloway’s local Wild Goose Festival. This year key partners from across the region have designed a packed programme of family-friendly activity that combines creativity and interactive…
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Artist Commission Opportunity – Open Call
This is a partnership commission with WWT Caerlaverock, and Glengoyne WWT Caerlaverock, with the support of The Stove Network, wishes to commission an artist(s) to lead a public art project at their site in Dumfries. Funded through a partnership with Glengoyne Distillery, the aim of this commission is to bring the partnership to life through…
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Glencaple/Caerlaverock Walk and Talk
Join Solway Coast and Marine Project for a coastal walk and workshop this December. Join our expert, Dr Larry Griffin, goose and swan ecologist specialising in tracking their migratory cycles and life histories, for a walk at the Caerlaverock Estate. Learn about the habitats the Estate has created to increase Climate Resilience for species on…
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Wild Goose Festival Returns with Soaring Success
The Wild Goose Festival returned for another year of inspiring and educational family-friendly activities and events. Read about our 2023 Festival below. The Wild Goose Festival returned to Dumfries and Galloway this autumn, bringing with it a flock of exciting events and activities for all ages. The festival, which ran from October 19th – 29th,…