Dusk Flight: Walk up Wardlaw
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 […]
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Goodbye to the Geese – Meet a Warden
WWT Caerlaverock WWT Caerlaverock, Eastpark Farm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United KingdomThis 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 […]
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Goodbye to the Geese – Dusk Flight
WWT Caerlaverock WWT Caerlaverock, Eastpark Farm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United KingdomThis 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 […]
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Connecting Habitats with Dr Larry Griffin
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 […]
Hidden in Plain Sight: Revealing the Intricate Lives of a Lesser Loved Goose, the Greylag
Balmaclellan Village Hall 1 Murrayfield, Balmaclellan, Castle Douglas, Scotland, United KingdomSpeaker 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 […]
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Nana’s Garden – Children’s Activity with Lift D&G
Lift D&G Lochside Road, DumfriesJoin 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 […]
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Nana’s Garden – Children’s Activity with Lift D&G
Lift D&G Lochside Road, DumfriesJoin 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 […]
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Migration Exhibition: Wildlife, Journeys, & Plastic
The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, Scotland, United KingdomSolway Firth Partnership This exhibition will be in place and open to view at The Stove Cafe daily, excluding Sunday’s. Routes taken by wildlife and plastic to and from the […]
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Watch wildlife at the Robert Burns Centre
Robert Burns Centre Mill Road, Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom(Closed Sunday’s & Monday’s) Have a go at wildlife watching in Dumfries. One of the best places to watch wildlife in Dumfries is the Robert Burns Centre, situated on the […]
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Halloween and Weird Geese Trail at Mersehead
RSPB Mersehead RSPB Mersehead Nature Reserve, Southwick, Dumfries, United KingdomRSPB Scotland This activity is available every day from 12th October – 27th October, 10am. 4pm (excluding Tuesday 15th October and Tuesday 22nd October) Strange sounds and creepy features, explore […]
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Hub Programme 2024
The Loreburne Centre High St, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, United KingdomJoin 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 […]
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Saltmarsh Science
RSPB Crook of Baldoon Shell Road, WigtownDumfries and Galloway Council Environment Team & SCAMP Saltmarshes (or merse) is a very popular habitat for Geese as they return for the winter. This unique environment provides a home […]
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Sketching to See Saltmarsh
RSPB Crook of Baldoon Shell Road, WigtownDumfries and Galloway Council Environment Team & SCAMP Saltmarshes (or merse) is a very popular habitat for Geese as they return for the winter. This unique environment provides a home […]
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Hear Here: Project Launch
The Stove & Fair Scotland Join us for the dynamic launch of Hear Here, a collaborative project by the Stove Network and Fair Scotland. Celebrate the heritage, culture, and contemporary […]
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Goose Breakfast at The Boathouse
The Boathouse Quayside,, Glencaple, Dumfries, United KingdomEnjoy a breakfast at the Boathouse in Glencaple and learn about the geese of the Solway Firth with experts from WWT Caerlaverock and NatureScot. Watch as the geese use the […]
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Creative Writing Workshop with Stephen Rutt
The Supper Room County Buildings, South Main Street, WigtownThe saltmarsh at Wigtown attracts thousands of wintering pink footed geese, barnacle geese, ducks and waders. In spring and summer a host of special plants cover the merse, and the […]
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Funny Family Folktales
The Wild Goose Festival Hub The Loreburne Centre, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, United KingdomScottish International Storytelling Festival Author and storyteller Allison Galbraith will captivate the whole family with her hilarious Scottish stories. Meet the Woolly Pet and sing along with a gang of […]
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Scottish Folktales: Bridges to the Otherworld
Riverside Tap 5 Friars Vennel, DumfriesScottish Storytelling Festival Folklorist Allison Galbraith and storyteller Beverley Casebow will enthral you with stories from the Otherworld. Our ancestors’ belief in a world of spirits and ethereal beings has […]
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Dawn Flight
WWT Caerlaverock WWT Caerlaverock, Eastpark Farm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United KingdomGreet the dawn with the spectacular flight of the barnacle geese departing the reserve as the sun comes up. These beautiful birds have spent the night out on the Solway […]
Birding for Brents – CANCELLED
Bunker Snack Bar Carpark by A77, StranraerGSA Biosphere, Scottish Ornithologists Club (SOC), British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. Loch Ryan is a fantastic birding […]
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Goose Roost on Sandflats Walk at Mersehead
RSPB Mersehead RSPB Mersehead Nature Reserve, Southwick, Dumfries, United KingdomRSPB Scotland 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 roost. ¾mile/1.3km […]
Storytelling and Games with Carl the Goose
WWT Caerlaverock WWT Caerlaverock, Eastpark Farm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United KingdomWWT Caerlaverock (with Include Us) Join Include Us at WWT Caerlaverock for a morning of fun and games! Meet Carl the Goose and Steven C Gull who will tell their […]
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Dr Werner Kissling: Photographer Ethnographer & Migrant
Dumfries and Galloway Council Museums Service Dumfries Museum, Rotchell Road, DumfriesLearn about the life and works of pioneering German Filmmaker photographer (and Dumfries resident) Dr Werner Kissling in this fully illustrated talk. Dr Werner Kissling was born into great luxury […]
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High Tide Birding
WWT Caerlaverock WWT Caerlaverock, Eastpark Farm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United KingdomWatch a spectacle of hundreds of ducks, waders and geese flocking on the merse, brought in by the high tide. Join a warden who will be on hand to identify […]
Nature Faces with NatureScot
Castle Corner Carpark, for Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve DumfriesAn interactive morning with our reserve officers to get into the woods, collect natural materials and talk about the animals that live on the reserve. There will be a large […]
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A Time Travelling Walk Through Saltmarsh
Annan Museum Bank Street, AnnanDumfries and Galloway Council Environment Team & SCAMP Saltmarshes (or merse) is a very popular habitat for Geese as they return for the winter. This unique environment provides a home […]
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Greenland to Galloway
The Crannog Lochside Park, Castle DouglasLoch Ken is home to one of the few colonies of Greenland White Fronted Geese in the UK. Come hear a talk from the RSPB about the amazing journey of […]
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Film Screening: My Neighbour Totoro
Robert Burns Centre Mill Road, Dumfries, Scotland, United KingdomWhen two sisters relocate to the Japanese countryside, they quickly realise they have unusual neighbours including Totoro. This film is being screened as part of the Wild Goose Festival – […]
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Sketching the Magic of the Merse
Dumfries and Galloway Council Environment Team & SCAMP Saltmarshes (or merse) is a very popular habitat for Geese as they return for the winter. This unique environment provides a home […]
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Film Screening: Baraka with an Introduction & Short Film by the GSA Biosphere
Robert Burns Centre Mill Road, Dumfries, Scotland, United KingdomHeart 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 […]
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