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Optics Demonstration
WWT Caerlaverock (with Viking and Swarovski) Interested in a new pair of binoculars or a telescope? Optics greatly enhance your experience of watching geese and other birds, helping you see the stunning plumage and watch their fascinating behaviour. Experts from Swarovski and Viking are visiting WWT Caerlaverock to demonstrate and sell a range of optics.…
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The History of Halloween with Museum Curator Judith Hewitt
Discover the true history of Halloween including the role of Robert Burns and Scotland in its development. Is Halloween Christian or Pagan? Is it European or American? Is it commercial or spiritual? This talk will explore the real history of Halloween in all its brilliant complexity. Judith Hewitt is Museums Curator for the East of…
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Artist Commission Opportunity – Open Call
This is a partnership commission with WWT Caerlaverock, and Glengoyne WWT Caerlaverock, with the support of The Stove Network, wishes to commission an artist(s) to lead a public art project at their site in Dumfries. Funded through a partnership with Glengoyne Distillery, the aim of this commission is to bring the partnership to life through…
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Goodbye to the Geese – Meet a Warden
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Goodbye to the Geese – Dusk Flight
This Easter weekend, join us at WWT Caerlaverock as we say farewell for now to our overwintering geese. On our dusk flight walk, you can witness the stunning spectacle of barnacle geese gathering on the Solway mudflats in their thousands as they prepare to make their 2,000-mile migration to Spitsbergen in the Norwegian Arctic. Join…
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Dusk Flight: Walk up Wardlaw
WWT Caerlaverock wardens are joining NatureScot reserve staff to lead a walk up Wardlaw Hill to see the dusk flight of the pink-footed geese and barnacle geese as they head out to roost on the Solway mudflats. The walk will start at Caerlaverock Castle, it is a free ticketed event – please email: [email protected] if…
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Wild Goose Festival Returns with Soaring Success
The Wild Goose Festival returned for another year of inspiring and educational family-friendly activities and events. Read about our 2023 Festival below. The Wild Goose Festival returned to Dumfries and Galloway this autumn, bringing with it a flock of exciting events and activities for all ages. The festival, which ran from October 19th – 29th,…
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Creative Spaces – Laurieknowe Workshops
In the run up to Wild Goose Festival 2023, the Creative Spaces team worked with pupils from Laurieknowe Primary School to deliver a series of creative workshops on the migration of Geese and their relevance to the region. We would first like to say a huge thank you to Laurieknowe’s P4 class and both teachers…
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How Many Geese?
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The Geese of the Solway are here!
Dr Larry Griffin of ECO-LG Ltd, tells us about local geese that are currently visiting Dumfries & Galloway. By Dr Larry Griffin With so many geese flying over Dumfries morning and night it is tempting to think that they have all now arrived and have settled into their winter schedules of roosting on the Solway mudflats…