Tag: WWT Caerlaverock

  • How Many Geese?

    How Many Geese?

    Words and images by David Pickett, WWT Caerlaverock It is 6 am in the morning, dark, cold, still, not quite a frost and I am standing on the edge of one of the largest areas of mud in the UK and I am wondering why I do these things. The alarm went off at 05:00…

  • Artist Commission Opportunity – Open Call

    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…

  • Goodbye to the Geese – Meet a Warden

    Goodbye to the Geese – Meet a Warden

    This Easter weekend, join us at WWT Caerlaverock as we say farewell for now to our overwintering geese. Come and meet a warden to learn more about barnacle geese, their migration, this important wetland habitat and how we manage the reserve for geese and other species.

  • Goodbye to the Geese – Dusk Flight

    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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