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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Latest News
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Aloft – A Poem by Luke Winter
As part of the Wild Goose Festival 2021, poet Luke Winter was commissioned to write a piece inspired by the migration of geese to our region. Luke created a special piece entitled, ‘Aloft’. The theme of the 2021 festival was around the concept of naturalism, and our association with the natural world, be it physical…
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The Challenges of Moult
Dr Larry Griffin of ECO-LG Ltd, shares his experience of tagging Greylag Geese on Loch Ken earlier this summer. This took place at a crucial time when the birds are coming out of the major energy/nutrient pinch point of moult while trying to cater for their growing young. By Dr Larry Griffin Since GPS collar-tagging…
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Wild Goose is Back for 2023
Wild Goose Festival, set to return to Dumfries & Galloway this October Over 20 key partners across Dumfries & Galloway have joined forces to support this on-of-a-kind festival and shine a light on the unique and diverse natural habitats that this region has to offer. Now in its 4th year, Wild Goose Festival has attracted…
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What is Saltmarsh and why is is it so Important?
The Team at NatureScot explain: The whole of the Solway represents approximately 25% of the UK saltmarsh resource and this rich habitat, also known as merse, at Caerlaverock is the largest continuous area of saltmarsh in Scotland, there is also a good stretch of saltmarsh at Kirkconnell merse across the river Nith from Glencaple. So, why…
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April at WWT Caerlaverock
As we wave goodbye to April, David Pickett of WWT Caerlaverock tells us what life has been like on the reserve over the course of last month: “April can be a confusing month at WWT Caerlaverock. On a calendar April is smack bang in the middle of spring and when seen in black and white…
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Goose News!
Barnacle geese numbers are starting to build up as more birds have arrived from Svalbard just in time for last week’s Wild Goose Festival. Prior to last week there was only a 2000 “Barnies” reported from our dedicated counters across the English and Scottish sides of the Solway. However, the most recent counts have reported…