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SUMMARY:Migration Exhibition: Wildlife\, Journeys\, & Plastic
DESCRIPTION:Solway Firth Partnership \n\n\n\n\n\nThis exhibition will be in place and open to view at The Stove Cafe daily\, excluding Sunday’s. \n\n\n\nRoutes taken by wildlife and plastic to and from the Solway shore often follow close parallels. This exhibition compares and contrasts the often remarkable journeys taken by the migrating wildlife and floating litter that rely on ocean currents and prevailing winds.
URL:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/event/migration-exhibition-wildlife-journeys-plastic/
LOCATION:The Stove Cafe\, 100 High Street\, Dumfries\, Scotland\, DG1 2BJ\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Solway Firth Partnership":MAILTO:info@solwayfirthpartnership.co.uk
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SUMMARY:Watch wildlife at the Robert Burns Centre
DESCRIPTION:(Closed Sunday’s & Monday’s) \n\n\n\nHave a go at wildlife watching in Dumfries. \n\n\n\nOne of the best places to watch wildlife in Dumfries is the Robert Burns Centre\, situated on the River Nith.  Visitors (and staff) regularly see otters\, herons\, kingfishers and more.   \n\n\n\nDuring the Wild Goose Festival\, there will be binoculars and wildlife identification guides available for you to use.  Drop in during opening hours\, Tuesday to Saturday\, 10am – 1pm\, 2pm – 5pm and see what wildlife wonders await in the centre of Dumfries. \n\n\n\nFree\, no need to book.
URL:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/event/watch-wildlife-at-the-robert-burns-centre/
LOCATION:Robert Burns Centre\, Mill Road\, Dumfries\, Scotland\, DG2 7BE\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Robert Burns Centre":MAILTO:rbcft@dumgal.gov.uk
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SUMMARY:Halloween and Weird Geese Trail at Mersehead
DESCRIPTION:RSPB Scotland \n\n\n\n\n\nThis activity is available every day from 12th October – 27th October\, 10am. 4pm (excluding Tuesday 15th October and Tuesday 22nd October) \n\n\n\n\n\nStrange sounds and creepy features\, explore the trail for spooky creatures!  \n\n\n\nFollow our Halloween activity trail to create your own spell\, discover some mystery and magic about nature and who knows what weird and wonderful things you will experience? With some activities on mysterious facts about our special Barnacle Geese\, Mmwhaaaahhh!  \n\n\n\nBooking not essential\, you can drop in any time on dates when this event takes place.  \n\n\n\nAll children must be accompanied by adults. Additional car park charge applies for non-RSPB members. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nEvent Type: Outdoor  \n\n\n\nEvent: £3 per activity booklet \n\n\n\nAccessibility Details: Firm\, mostly surfaced path along route and garden. Distance: 1.2km \n\n\n\nEvent Capacity: n/a \n\n\n\nAge Restriction: For all ages from 3 years \n\n\n\nBooking Details: Booking not essential \n\n\n\nCLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
URL:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/event/halloween-and-weird-geese-trail-at-mersehead/
LOCATION:RSPB Mersehead\, RSPB Mersehead Nature Reserve\, Southwick\, Dumfries\, DG2 8AH\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="RSPB Mersehead":MAILTO:mersehead@rspb.org.uk
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SUMMARY:Hub Programme 2024
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Wild Goose Festival Hub this October for fun and creative events\, science workshops\, and activities. Learn all about our feathery friends\, the Wild Geese\, and discover why they visit us here in Dumfries & Galloway every year. Meet some of the people helping to protect our natural resources and get crafty with our artists.  \n\n\n\nAll our activities are FREE\, drop-in\, and suitable for all ages. \n\n\n\nOpen daily from 10am – 4pm\, 16th – 26th October (closed Sunday) at the Loreburne Centre. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme of Activity\n\n\n\nFriday 18th October \n\n\n\nStories Just in Case \n\n\n\n11:00am – 3:00pm \n\n\n\nJoin the master puppeteers from Clyde Built Theatre for a day of storytelling as they take over our hub with shows at the top of each hour. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG(r)oosem Tales: an Illustration Workshop \n\n\n\n1:00pm – 4:00pm  \n\n\n\nJoin local illustrator Korey Patterson as he asks “What if Geese grew on trees”? Drawing inspiration from ancient myth and folklore\, come conjure up some wild and monstrous geese to perch on our Goose tree.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday 19th October\n\n\n\nBarnacle Goose Monitoring  \n\n\n\n10:00am – 4:00pm  \n\n\n\nJoin the RSPB Mersehead team as they lead an activity on Barnacle Geese grazing\, its impacts\, and how they are monitored. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPuppet Making \n\n\n\n11:30am – 1:00pm \n\n\n\nJoin the puppet makers from Clyde Built Theatre as they walk participants through how to make their very own goose puppet. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFun Family Folktales \n\n\n\n2:00pm – 3:00pm \n\n\n\nJoin international storyteller Allison Galbraith as she captivates the whole family with her hilarious Scottish tales.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday 21st October\n\n\n\nBuild a Goose  \n\n\n\n10:00am – 3:00pm  \n\n\n\nJoin the NatureScot reserve team as they answer your science questions and lead a workshop building cardboard geese planes. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday 22nd October\n\n\n\nJourneys \n\n\n\n10:00am – 1:00pm \n\n\n\nJoin Solway Firth Partnership as they hold a “Where did the duck go?” competition and a “Where did that come from?” beach find session suitable for both children and curious adults.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMapping Geese: a Print Workshop Exploring the Geese’s story from Svalbard to Dumfries \n\n\n\n11:00am – 3:00pm \n\n\n\nUsing tetra pack relief printing\, artist Emily Tough will guide the co-creation of a large-scale map of the Geese’s journey to us. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGoose Call Identification \n\n\n\n1:00pm – 4:00pm  \n\n\n\nJoin the WWT team as they lead a sound activity identifying the four most common geese in the region. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday 23rd October\n\n\n\nSalt Marshes & Goose News \n\n\n\n10:00am – 1:00pm \n\n\n\nJoin SCAMP as they bring a miniature interactive Saltmarsh and lead a child-friendly eco-journalism activity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFlying Geese\, Make your own Flapping Mobile \n\n\n\n11:00am – 3:00pm  \n\n\n\nJoin artist Emily Tough as she leads a workshop on decorating and assembling your own flapping mobile goose to take home. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSonic Safari \n\n\n\n1:00pm – 4:00pm  \n\n\n\nJoin Species on the Edge as they explore animal sounds! Manipulate field recordings of geese\, bats\, wading birds\, and amphibians to create a real-time safari symphony. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 24th October\n\n\n\nJourneys \n\n\n\n10:00am – 1:00pm \n\n\n\nJoin Solway Firth Partnership as they hold a “Where did the duck go?” competition and a “Where did that come from?” beach find session suitable for both children and curious adults. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGoose Talk  \n\n\n\n1:00pm – 2:00pm  \n\n\n\nJoin Dr Larry Griffin as he leads a kid-friendly event exploring how different sites celebrate the geese while shining a light on their yearly adventures. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGoose Call Identification \n\n\n\n2:00pm – 4:00pm \n\n\n\nJoin the WWT team as they lead a sound activity identifying the four most common geese in the region. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday 25th October\n\n\n\nMove! \n\n\n\n11:00am – 3:00pm  \n\n\n\nJoin Paragon as they celebrate migration with marvellous music and movement! Come on a journey across the world and explore what migration looks like\, how it sounds and how it feels.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday 26th October\n\n\n\nBarnacle Goose Monitoring \n\n\n\n1:00pm – 4:00pm  \n\n\n\nJoin the RSPB Mersehead team as they lead an activity on Barnacle Geese grazing\, its impacts\, and how they are monitored. \n\n\n\n\n\nWG Hub Programme V2 2024 DigitalDownload
URL:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/event/hub-programme-2024/
LOCATION:The Loreburne Centre\, High St\, Dumfries\, Dumfries & Galloway\, DG1 2BD\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Nature Faces with NatureScot
DESCRIPTION:An interactive morning with our reserve officers to get into the woods\, collect natural materials and talk about the animals that live on the reserve.  \n\n\n\nThere will be a large gazebo so that the artworks can be completed even in if there is wet weather.  \n\n\n\nParking will be at Castle Corner car park a few minutes from the event site.  \n\n\n\nEvent Type: Outdoor  \n\n\n\nEvent: The event is free\, but booking is essential. \n\n\n\nAccessibility Details: Wheelchair accessibility  \n\n\n\nEvent Capacity: 20 \n\n\n\nAge Restriction: 5+  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBOOK  HERE
URL:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/event/nature-faces-with-naturescot/
LOCATION:Castle Corner Carpark\, for Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve\, Dumfries\, DG1 4RU
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SUMMARY:A Time Travelling Walk Through Saltmarsh
DESCRIPTION:Dumfries and Galloway Council Environment Team & SCAMP \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaltmarshes (or merse) is a very popular habitat for Geese as they return for the winter. This unique environment provides a home and a rich sources of food for many other breeds of birds\, including lapwing\, redshank and skylark.  \n\n\n\nHuman also have a relationship through time with the merse and its inhabitants. Saltmarsh is also our friend\, helping prevent flooding\, taking the energy out of storm waves and helping to purify water. \n\n\n\nMeeting at Annan Museum we will investigate the artefacts and historical stories linked to the merse (Saltmarsh).  From there we will embark on a walking adventure with Solway Coast and Marine Project’s (SCAMP) ecologist\, Nick Chisholm\, to explore the human relationship\, ecology and condition of the Annan merse. Finishing off with a brain storm about the challenges and opportunities there may be for the merse in the future. \n\n\n\nWe will be walking across undulating landscape with ditches. This means the ground is uneven and rough in places. We will be hoping for a lovely sunny Autumn day but just in case\, please come dressed for the weather and the terrain.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nEvent Type: Outdoor  \n\n\n\nEvent: Free \n\n\n\nAccessibility Details: We will be walking across undulating landscape with ditches. This means the ground is uneven and rough in places \n\n\n\nEvent Capacity:15 \n\n\n\nAge Restriction: 8 + \n\n\n\nBooking Details: BOOKING ESSENTIAL \n\n\n\nBOOK YOUR PLACE HERE
URL:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/event/a-time-travelling-walk-through-saltmarsh/
LOCATION:Annan Museum\, Bank Street\, Annan\, DG12 6AA
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SUMMARY:Greenland to Galloway
DESCRIPTION:Loch Ken is home to one of the few colonies of Greenland White Fronted Geese in the UK.  \n\n\n\nCome hear a talk from the RSPB about the amazing journey of this endangered species to winter in Galloway and the work being done to help support and restore the species.
URL:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/event/greenland-to-galloway/
LOCATION:The Crannog\, Lochside Park\, Castle Douglas\, DG7 1EZ
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ORGANIZER;CN="Loch Ken Trust":MAILTO:lindsay@lochken.org.uk
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SUMMARY:Sketching the Magic of the Merse
DESCRIPTION:Dumfries and Galloway Council Environment Team & SCAMP \n\n\n\n\n\nSaltmarshes (or merse) is a very popular habitat for Geese as they return for the winter.  \n\n\n\nThis unique environment provides a home and rich sources of food for many other breeds of birds\, including lapwing\, redshank and skylark. The grasses\, mudflats are bursting with life in the grasses\, the mud\, and the water.  \n\n\n\nSketching is a brilliant way to explore merse. While sketching we are still and observing the magic of merse\, what is happening on\, in and around the merse on a landscape scale and while focusing on the microscopic detail. \n\n\n\nSo\, join us for a few hours out on the merse\, no experience of art required\, and we will teach you how to look at merse slightly differently. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nEvent Type: Outdoor  \n\n\n\nEvent: Free \n\n\n\nAccessibility Details: We will be walking across undulating landscape with ditches. This means the ground is uneven and rough in places \n\n\n\nEvent Capacity: 15 \n\n\n\nAge Restriction: 8+ \n\n\n\nBooking Details: BOOKING ESSENTIAL \n\n\n\nBOOK YOUR PLACE HERE
URL:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/event/sketching-the-magic-of-the-merse/
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: My Neighbour Totoro
DESCRIPTION:When two sisters relocate to the Japanese countryside\, they quickly realise they have unusual neighbours including Totoro. \n\n\n\nThis film is being screened as part of the Wild Goose Festival – its themes are Nature\, Creativity and Place \n\n\n\n\n\nBOOK TICKETS HERE
URL:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/event/film-screening-my-neighbor-tortoro/
LOCATION:Robert Burns Centre\, Mill Road\, Dumfries\, Scotland\, DG2 7BE\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Robert Burns Centre":MAILTO:rbcft@dumgal.gov.uk
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: Baraka with an Introduction & Short Film by the GSA Biosphere 
DESCRIPTION:Heart of the Biosphere: A Year in the Life of Merric-Kells and Silver FloweFilmed over twelve months among some of Southwest Scotland’s most dramatic mountain and wetland landscapes. This cinematic short invites its audience to experience wildlife\, habitats\, and a sense of place. Journey through four seasons to discover why the UNESCO Biosphere’s remote core area is so important for conservation and sustainable land use and how forging connections between people and nature creates a better future for all.   \n\n\n\nBaraka is a documentary like no other.  It was shot in 24 countries and features incredible images of the world in all its variety\, a cinematic spectacle with an incredible soundtrack – not to be missed \n\n\n\nRoger Ebert included the film in his “Great Movies” list\, writing: ‘If man sends another Voyager to the distant stars and it can carry only one film on board\, that film might be “Baraka.” It uses no language\, so needs no translation. It speaks in magnificent images\, natural sounds\, and music both composed and discovered. It regards our planet and the life upon it. It stands outside of historical time. To another race\, it would communicate: This is what you would see if you came here.’ \n\n\n\n\n\nBOOK TICKETS HERE
URL:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/event/film-screening-baraka-with-an-introduction-short-film-by-the-gsa-biosphere/
LOCATION:Robert Burns Centre\, Mill Road\, Dumfries\, Scotland\, DG2 7BE\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Robert Burns Centre":MAILTO:rbcft@dumgal.gov.uk
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