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Journey with the Wild Geese: A Region-wide Movement Challenge
As the season begins to turn, we prepare to bid farewell to the thousands of barnacle geese that have spent the winter on the Solway. For a few short months each year, around 40,000 of these remarkable birds make the coastline of Dumfries and Galloway their home before beginning the long journey north to their…
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The Salt Marshans
The workshop will be focused on considering the ecosystem and animal life that inhabits the Solway marshland and will invite people to create a pre-existing life form to live in our in-hub marshland canvas, like geese, otters, bugs etc. Or create an entirely new one, a creature that is built right for its soggy environment,…
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Halloween Workshop with Lift D&G
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RESCHEDULED: 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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Ryes & Shine with Doughlicious
This month, we’ll be gathering in true flock spirit; making bread side by side and tracing the flight path of grain from field to loaf. Bring along your mixing bowl and a tea towel and join the gaggle as we rise together in laughter, learning, and loaves. Event InformationAll ages welcome. Children should be accompanied…
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Sonic Youth with Dumfries Music Collective
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Artists Exchange Evening with Sculpture Placement Group
Sculpture Placement Group (SPG) warmly invites you to an evening of exchange with local organisations, charities, and community groups in Dumfries who are keen to connect with artists and creatives. This friendly “speed networking” style event offers a chance to introduce yourself and your work, build meaningful connections, and explore possibilities for future collaborations, commissions,…
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Behavin? with The Stove
The Stove’s regular–irregular variety night and open mic returns for the launch of Wild Goose Festival 2025. This year’s theme is “Gone Wild” – and we’re calling on the region’s raw talent to bring the wild senses alive. Writers, poets, spoken word artists, musicians, clowns, storytellers – and (one day, surely) an acrobat – take…
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Nature on the Nith with RSPB
Join us on one of our walks along the river to explore our local wildlife! This will be a short walk along river (from Nith Street to Greensands and back) in search of wildlife that makes this place their home or uses the river to commute ormigrate. Looking for water birds like Goosander, Mallard, Grey…