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.
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Creative Spaces – Laurieknowe Workshops
In the run up to Wild Goose Festival 2023, the Creative Spaces team worked with pupils from Laurieknowe Primary School to deliver a series of creative workshops on the migration of Geese and their relevance to the region. We would first like to say a huge thank you to Laurieknowe’s P4 class and both teachers…
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How Many Geese?
From our Partners at WWT Caerlaverock. It is 6:00 am in the morning. It is dark, cold, still, not quite a frost and I am standing on the edge of one of the largest areas of mud in the UK wondering why I do these things. The alarm went off at 05:00 am and even…
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The Geese of the Solway are here!
Dr Larry Griffin of ECO-LG Ltd, tells us about local geese that are currently visiting Dumfries & Galloway. By Dr Larry Griffin With so many geese flying over Dumfries morning and night it is tempting to think that they have all now arrived and have settled into their winter schedules of roosting on the Solway mudflats…
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Wild Geese – A Poem by Simon Jones
Today we are celebrating #NationalPoetryDay, by sharing a poem by Simon Jones. In the run up to this year’s Wild Goose Festival, the Stove Network hosted a special Wild Goose edition of their bi-monthly open-mic night; Brave New Words. Brave New Words is a platform for writers, artists, musicians and songwriters to share their words…
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Wild Goose Festival Volunteer Opportunities
During the eleven-day Wild Goose Festival, our town centre nature hub found in the Loreburne Centre, Dumfries, will be open daily from 10:00am – 4:00pm, offering a range of family-friendly activities to enjoy. This year, we have various volunteer opportunities available. Find out more about each opportunity below. Pre-Festival Volunteers Role Description: In collaboration with…
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The Beginnings of Migration…
Photo by Duncan Ireland Dr Larry Griffin of ECO-LG Ltd, tells us about local goose movements and the migration of Geese in and around Dumfries and Galloway. Learn more about the changing climate and how this affects migration, as well as different goose populations and the development of young geese. By Dr Larry Griffin September is…