Latest Past Events

Nana’s Garden – Children’s Activity with Lift D&G

Lift D&G Lochside Road, Dumfries

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 the local environment. Artist to be announced.

Free

Hidden in Plain Sight: Revealing the Intricate Lives of a Lesser Loved Goose, the Greylag

Balmaclellan Village Hall 1 Murrayfield, Balmaclellan, Castle Douglas

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 more recently on the resident Greylag Geese. In the recent past, the Greylag Goose was a rare protected species restricted to the north-western isles. It […]

Free

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 from different parts of the Arctic too through their provision of safe, high quality undisturbed foraging and roosting habitats. All three species have similar coastal habitat […]

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