The Wild Goose Festival will be back in 2024!

Feast your eyes on badgers, as they snuffle around for a snack in our garden. So, they’re not goosey but are just as black, white and grey as our barnacle geese! These creatures are living on the reserve and often leave tracks and signs along our trails but close views can be a challenge. Watch […]

The Artful Migration conference will share learning from three artist residencies located in Dumfries & Galloway, developed by Upland and Moving Souls Dance. Bringing artists and conservationists together, keynote speakers Sacha Dench and Chris Fremantle will explore artistic practice linked to migratory pathways of birds challenged by climate change. The Artful Migration programme created three […]

Take a gander with a wander up Wardlaw to celebrate the return of the geese for 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 out to roost on the […]

All day we are running activities inspired by the most famous migrant in children’s literature – Paddington Bear. All activities are drop-in and included with a house ticket to Moat Brae. Film and TV series screenings will be running all day and we will have crafts, drama, storytelling and more.

Interested in a new pair of binoculars, or a telescope? Optics greatly enhance your experience of watching geese, helping you see the stunning plumage of these beautiful birds and watch their fascinating behaviour. Experts from Swarovski and Viking are visiting WWT Caerlaverock to demonstrate and sell a range of optics. Take this opportunity to try […]

Peter Scott was a remarkable man who led an extraordinary life. Writer, artist, broadcaster, conservationist, sportsman; in any one of his chosen fields he would have been remembered as someone who made a difference. That he excelled in all of these is perhaps the main reason why his life remains an inspiration to others more […]

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 this spectacular wildlife event. Please bring weatherproof clothes, suitable footwear, binoculars, and a torch. BOOKING ESSENTIAL Accessibility Details: Please bear in mind, this requires a […]

Interested in a new pair of binoculars, or a telescope? Optics greatly enhance your experience of watching geese, helping you see the stunning plumage of these beautiful birds and watch their fascinating behaviour. Experts from Swarovski and Viking are visiting WWT Caerlaverock to demonstrate and sell a range of optics. Take this opportunity to try […]

Come and make a willow bird feeder with experienced weaver Fiona Moir. You will learn how to work with willow to make a feeder that takes fat balls. Hang it in your garden and then watch the variety of birds that will use it. Fiona practices various crafts and has taught many craft classes to […]

Judith Hewitt managed the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Cornwall for five years and she will draw on her work at this museum for this talk.  This included a display dedicated to The Goddess – a Pagan deity who takes many forms.  Many Goddess archetypes connect with birds in some way and, arguably, some […]

Join us for a walk with a knowledgeable warden to learn how we manage the reserve for the thousands of barnacle geese and pink footed geese that migrate here in winter. Learn how to identify different species and experience the sights and sounds of these wonderful wildfowl. BOOKING ESSENTIAL Accessibility Details: The trails are all […]

Feast your eyes on badgers, as they snuffle around for a snack in our garden. So, they’re not goosey but are just as black, white and grey as our barnacle geese! These creatures are living on the reserve and often leave tracks and signs along our trails but close views can be a challenge. Watch […]

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 area, including the Greenland White-fronted Geese which we be arriving after their epic migration from Greenland via Iceland. Drop by to chat and ask questions […]

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 along the way. The ride is around 20 miles – but with plenty of stops on the way to look out for wildlife and take […]

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 materials gathered from around our reserve. Where creativity is encouraged for the simple pleasure of it, in a fun, supportive and positive atmosphere coupled with […]

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 to golds, reds and browns and flocks of ducks, geese and wading birds arriving in massive numbers. These walks will give you a chance to […]

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 about rivers and hopefully a skein or two of geese passing over. About Stephen Rutt Stephen Rutt is an award-winning author of three books about […]

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 this spectacular wildlife event. Please bring weatherproof clothes, suitable footwear, binoculars, and a torch. Please bear in mind, this requires a walk of approximately half […]

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 motivation for a special collaboration between Spiracle Audiobooks, WWT Caerlaverock and David Borthwick. Passionate about writing which expresses love of and connection with the […]

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 Interest (SSSI) and the River Bladnoch Special Area of Conservation (SAC). There is a designated Scheduled Monument (SM), which is a target range from the […]

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 and unco tales!  The history of Halloween is steeped in Scottish traditions, Burns himself had an affiliation with the supernatural and references to this can […]