Closed (Sundays & Mondays) An exhibition by Artful Migration artists-in-residence, Leeming & Paterson. Over the past 8 months Ted Leeming & Morag Paterson have spent time at Lochar Mosses exploring […]
Part of the #WildGooseFestival2023. Meet Bart (the Barnacle Goose) and read his story along this self-led, short activity trail about how his family try to survive life as wild geese. […]
Join us at the Wild Goose Festival Hub this October and take part in our fun and creative events, workshops and activities. Learn all about our feathery friends, the Wild […]
Postponed from October 16th | Closed Sunday’s As part of this year’s Wild Goose Festival, the Stove’s Conversing Building project has been engaging with Fife College learners based at HMP […]
Join our RSPB Warden at Ken Dee Marshes by the car park to look for and hear about the geese and other wildlife that winter around Loch Ken and surrounding […]
Cycling Dumfries are delighted to join WWT, Nith Life and NatureScot, to host this guided wildlife ride to WWT Caerlaverock, taking in Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve and the river Nith […]
Geese like stars, they help them to migrate. Nigh-ttime is a great time for stories, star stories in particular. Elizabeth Tindal, Biosphere Dark Sky Ranger, will be there to tell […]
We’ll be hosting 2 sessions throughout the day: 10am-12noon & 2pm-4pm. Taking inspiration from nature, these drop in sessions are for all ages and abilities. We will select some natural […]
Discover some of the amazing wildlife looked after on this farm. As the season changes, so too do the habitats and special creatures found here – with lush greens turning […]
Join Adam Murphy of Nith Life and award-winning nature writer Stephen Rutt for a guided sunset walk, looking with readings along the River Nith. Discover Dumfries’s urban wildlife, learn more […]
In the main hall of Dumfries Museum, the award-winning nature writer Stephen Rutt will deliver a talk about the birds of the River Nith. Using the museum’s recently refreshed taxidermy […]
Sami storyteller Stina Fagertun and Sami musician Øistein Hanssen travel to Dumfries for a cosy and unique evening of stories, music and songs from the far north. About Øistein Hanssen Øistein Hanssen has roots from […]
The dark days of the witch trials left a powerful mark on the town of Dumfries… At the height of the persecutions, at least 78 people were accused of witchcraft, […]
Take this unique opportunity to watch thousands of Barnacle geese flighting in to the reserve against the dawn sky. We will walk out to the merse at dawn to watch […]
Some writers manage to capture the thrill of being among and of the natural world in words which resonate and serve as portals to our understanding and memory. This is […]
The RSPB Crook of Baldoon Reserve covers 194 hectares (479 acres) along the Baldoon Sands adjacent to Wigtown. The site lies adjacent to the Cree Estuary Site of Scientific Natural […]
Goose Quest at National Trust for Scotland Threave Nature Reserve drop-in activities throughout the day – NTS Rangers and Volunteers will be on hand to help you get the most […]
Join us for another one of our popular Forest School events, this workshop will be all things goose to coincide with the #WildGooseFestival2023. Limited places are available for primary aged […]
From the renowned art and social justice group Platform, Three Sisters – A Story from the Climate Future, is a drama made specifically for Nithsdale and premiering at the Wild Goose Festival. […]
Part of the #WildGooseFestival2023. Some of the greatest spectacles of nature take place at dusk. Join our guide to enjoy Svalbard barnacle geese descending on the sandflat and reserve to […]
BOOKING ESSENTIAL Stephen Rutt’s book Wintering: A Journey with Geese was chosen as Times Nature Book of the Year 2019, and described as “a poignant testament to how we can […]
Join us at Ellisland for a ghostly day of Halloween fun for all the family. We are hosting a celebration in the spirit of the Bard himself wi’ merry sangs […]
From the renowned art and social justice group Platform, Three Sisters – A Story from the Climate Future, is a drama made specifically for Nithsdale and premiering at the Wild Goose Festival. […]
WWT Caerlaverock wardens are joining NatureScot reserve staff to lead a walk up Wardlaw Hill to see the dusk flight of the pink-footed geese and barnacle geese as they head […]
This Easter weekend, join us at WWT Caerlaverock as we say farewell for now to our overwintering geese. Come and meet a warden to learn more about barnacle geese, their […]
This Easter weekend, join us at WWT Caerlaverock as we say farewell for now to our overwintering geese. On our dusk flight walk, you can witness the stunning spectacle of […]
Connections between different sites celebrating the geese such as Lindisfarne and D&G are celebrated as both host our internationally important barnacle and pink-footed, and both sites cater for brent geese […]
Speaker Larry Griffin: Larry works on wildfowl in Scotland and, in particular, over the past 25 years on Barnacle Geese, Pink-footed Geese, and Whooper Swans in Dumfries and Galloway, and […]
Join LIFT D&G and local artists for engaging, nature-themed workshops for children at the Cabin on Dunlop Road. Let your imagination soar, get creative, and forge a deeper connection with […]
Join LIFT D&G and local artists for engaging, nature-themed workshops for children at the Cabin on Dunlop Road. Let your imagination soar, get creative, and forge a deeper connection with […]