Tag: nature

  • Halloween and Weird Geese Trail at Mersehead

    Halloween and Weird Geese Trail at Mersehead

    RSPB 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 the trail for spooky creatures! Follow our Halloween activity trail to create your own spell, discover some mystery and magic about nature and who knows…

  • Saltmarsh Science

    Saltmarsh Science

    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 and a rich sources of food for many other breeds of birds, including lapwing, redshank and skylark.  Meeting at the RSPB Reserve at Crook of…

  • Dawn Flight

    Dawn Flight

    Greet 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 mudflats and fly in to feed on the fields during the day. Join the wardens out on the merse, as we open early to watch…

  • Nature Faces with NatureScot

    Nature Faces with NatureScot

    An 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 gazebo so that the artworks can be completed even in if there is wet weather. Parking will be at Castle Corner car park a few…

  • Watch wildlife at the Robert Burns Centre

    Watch wildlife at the Robert Burns Centre

    (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 River Nith.  Visitors (and staff) regularly see otters, herons, kingfishers and more.  During the Wild Goose Festival, there will be binoculars and wildlife identification guides…

  • Film Screening: Baraka with an Introduction & Short Film by the GSA Biosphere 

    Film Screening: Baraka with an Introduction & Short Film by the GSA Biosphere 

    Heart 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 short invites its audience to experience wildlife, habitats, and a sense of place. Journey through four seasons to discover why the UNESCO Biosphere’s remote core…

  • Greenland to Galloway

    Greenland to Galloway

    Loch 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 this endangered species to winter in Galloway and the work being done to help support and restore the species.

  • Geese of the Past, Geese of the Present, Geese of the Future.

    Geese of the Past, Geese of the Present, Geese of the Future.

    WWT Caerlaverock (with Dave Borthwick of the University of Glasgow) This creative writing session will encourage writers to reflect on how migratory geese might have been perceived in the past – in day-to-day encounters, and through folklore- how they are seen by us in the present – and how we may come to understand them…

  • Caerlaverock Cycle Ride

    Caerlaverock Cycle Ride

    WWT Caerlaverock, Cycling Dumfries, Nith Life and NatureScot jointly host this fun cycling event. 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…

  • Storytelling and Games with Carl the Goose

    Storytelling and Games with Carl the Goose

    WWT 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 story. There will be art activities, games and more fun for all the family!  Event Type: Outdoor (will be moved indoors if the weather is…

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