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Feathers with Stories with The Devil’s Porridge Museum &
Join us at The Devil’s Porridge Museum for Feathers and Footsteps, a creative and immersive workshop exploring powerful stories of migration — in both the natural world and human history. Organised as part of the Wild Goose Festival, led by The Stove, this special event is a collaboration between The Devil’s Porridge Museum and WWT…
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Halloween Bat Walk with Loch Ken Trust & Castle Douglas Development Forum
Come along to The Crannog, next to beautiful Carlingwark Loch for a spooky kids Halloween Bat Walk, with storytelling and crafts. 4:30pm Bat Talk5pm Games and Crafts6pm Bat Walk6:30pm SunsetBack for hot chocolates Event InformationThis is an outdoor event.Children to be accompanied by an adult.Price includes hot chocolate.To book email [email protected]. From £2.50 Booking Required
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Beads of Migration Workshop with Sonny Cooper
As part of The Wild Goose Festival, join jeweller Sonny for a creative drop-in workshop exploring the many journeys of migration. Just as geese travel great distances across borders, people have long moved between places, carrying stories, traditions, and connections with them. In this workshop, you’ll use our map of the world and a selection…
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Dusk Flight with WWT
As the sun goes down, walk out to look over the saltmarsh whilst waiting for the geese to fly over to the mudflats where they spend the evening. Enjoy a hot drink on return to the Visitor Centre. Event InformationThis is an outdoor event.Please wear warm and waterproof clothing and footwear. Binoculars are encouraged, although not required.…
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A Bardy Gather In with Margot Henderson & DJ McDowell
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River Writes with DJ McDowell & Margot Henderson
Join DJ McDowell & Margot Henderson for a reflective writing walk along the river Nith, following the rhythm and rhyme of the river as it flows through place and time. We’ll share some simple writing prompts on All welcome. Come if you feel drawn. Like the river, the writing twists and turns, but there’s no…
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Birdwatching Breakfast with WWT
Enjoy breakfast at the Boathouse in Glencaple and learn about the geese of the Solway Firth with experts from WWT Caerlaverock and RSPB Mersehead. Watch as the geese use the river to navigate to their feeding grounds whilst you start the day. Event InformationWhilst the event is free, you will have to pay for your…
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Walk Up Wardlaw with WWT
Join WWT Caerlaverock staff for a 6 mile walk up Wardlaw Hill and through the Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve to discover more about the migrating barnacle and pink-footed geese. This is a circular route that will begin and end at WWT Caerlaverock. Event InformationThis is an outdoor event.Please wear warm and waterproof clothing and footwear.…
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Birding for Brents with GSA Biosphere, British Trust for Ornithology and Scottish Ornithologists Club
Join us at Loch Ryan to see the wonderful range of bird species which migrate there for the winter. We will be looking at brent geese, ducks, swans, waders and seabirds. Experts including staff from BTO, SOC and Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere, will help identify these fascinating geese and provide interesting information about…
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Whisky Tasting with Glengoyne Distillery & WWT
Experts from Glengyone Distillery will talk you through their range of whiskies while you sample them in the comfort of our visitor centre. Try before you buy from the range in our shop! Event InformationOver 18’s only.Drop in during event times. Accessibility InformationStep free access to visitor centre.