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Insights & Impacts from Waterbird Monitoring with Scottish Ornithologist Club
Volunteers of the Scottish Ornithologist Club have been counting geese, ducks, waders and other waterbirds for decades; but has it helped us learn anything about them? Dr Teresa Frost, BTO’s Head of Waterbird Monitoring, explains how the Wetland Bird Survey, the Goose and Swan Monitoring Programme and other surveys organised by BTO underpin waterbird research…
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The Swan Woman Exhibition with Scottish International Storytelling Festival
Come step into the mythic with Storyteller and artist Claire Hewitt who has created a series of images and felt pieces re-imagining a powerful traditional Finnish Story ‘The Swan Woman’ Event InformationExhibition open daily 9am – 3pm, closed Sunday Accessibility InformationFully accessible for wheelchair users including toilets, disabled parking spaces available, hearing loop in place.
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POSTPONED: River Water Testing & Invertebrate Count with Annan Harbour Action Group
At this hands-on session, you’ll help investigate the health of the River Annan by testing water quality and discovering the fascinating freshwater creatures that live below the surface. With the help of friendly guides, you’ll identify tiny invertebrates – important little indicators of how clean and healthy our river really is. You’ll learn how these…
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Wild Goose Chase with Crichton Parkrun
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Nature Based Writing with Write!
Write! a monthly creative writing workshop, led by Karl Drinkwater. Set aside the time to be creative in short, inspirational burst, at this special Goose themed session. Event InformationAll ages welcome.Bring along a pen and paper. Accessibility InformationFully accessible for wheelchair users including toilets, disabled parking spaces available, hearing loop in place.
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Wild Goose Festival Foragers: Footsteps From Home with Wild Kat Foraging
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The Art of WWT Caerlaverock
Wetlands are the wild edge where land meets water. A no-man’s land of swamp, marsh and bog but that teems with life. No wonder so many artists have been inspired by them. WWT Caerlaverock, a wetland reserve covering 1400 acres south of Dumfries, has been the focus of many artists over the years. This talk…
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Wild Goose Festival: A Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere Sustainable Event Charter Designation
The Wild Goose Festival is proud to announce that we have been awarded the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Sustainable Event Charter for our 2025 season. This designation arrives at a pivotal moment for our festival as we enter our fifth year of operation, celebrating the creativity, place, and nature that make our region special. The…
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Pen & Think Event
Stories have been plucked from the wind and passed down to us from ancient days, with the aid of goose feathers. The quills of scribes fluttered over a thousand years ago to record tales that were much older. Come and experience storyteller Simon Lidwell bringing a selection of these to life. The tales will be…
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A Fond Farewell to the Geese
