Events at WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre: Oct-Dec 2018
WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre, Eastpark Farm, Caerlaverock, DG1 4RS
Email: Info.caerlaverock@wwt.org.uk
Website: www.wwt.org.uk/caerlaverock
Tel: 01387 770200 Grid Reference: NY050656
Date of event: Sunday 16th September-Saturday 27th October
Title of event: Nithsdale Artists Exhibition
Time & Place: 10am – 5pm, WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre
Event Description: Nithsdale artists evolved from a few people getting together in 2002. The group consists of 8-10 enthusiastic art lovers who meet on Tuesdays at Gracefield to draw, paint, discuss and critique their work. They have previously exhibited at The Harbour Cottage Gallery, Kirkudbright, Hullabaloo, Robert Burns Centre, Threave, Library Gallery, Castle Douglas, as well as WWT Caeraverock. Several of the group are members of the Dumfries and Galloway Fine Art Society and regularly exhibit at their summer and touring exhibitions.
The exhibition at WWT Caerlaverock will consist of recent works in oils, acrylics, mixed, media, pastels and watercolour, of local landscapes and nature studies of birds.
Ticket / contact info: Free entry, Please contact the centre on 01387 770200 or info.caerlaverock@wwt.org.uk
Date: Daily, October to April
Event: Wild Swan Feeds
Time & Place: 11am & 2pm, WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre
Event details: See wild whooper swans closer than anywhere in Britain from the Sir Peter Scott Observatory, with live commentary by the warden.
Ticket / contact info: Normal admission charges apply, WWT members free. For more information, please contact the centre on 01387 770200 or info.caerlaverock@wwt.org.uk
Date: Saturday 13th October
Event: Dusk Flight
Time & Place: 4.30pm, WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre
Event details: At sunset, see thousands of barnacle geese flighting out to the Solway mudflats to their night-time roost. Bring warm waterproof clothing, binoculars and a torch. Ticket / contact info: Normal admission charges apply, WWT members free. Booking is essential. Please contact the centre on 01387 770200 or info.caerlaverock@wwt.org.uk
Date: Sunday 14th October
Event: Dawn Flight
Time & Place: 6.45am, WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre
Event details: Join the wardens as we open early to experience the wild geese flighting in against the dawn sky. The Coffee Shop will also be open early to provide hot drinks and bacon rolls. Bring warm, waterproof clothing, binoculars and a torch.
Ticket / contact info: Normal admission charges apply, WWT members free. Booking is essential. Please contact the centre on 01387 770200 or info.caerlaverock@wwt.org.uk
Date: Tuesday 16th October
Event: Broomstick Flight Training
Time & Place: 10.30am, 11am, 11.30am, WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre
Event details: Learn to fly a broomstick before taking to the sky and flying the perilous journey from Iceland to Caerlaverock, following the whooper swans and dodging obstacles as you go. Can you land safely at WWT Caerlaverock to claim your broomstick pilot licence?! Family event.
Ticket / contact info: Normal admission charges apply, WWT members free. Booking is essential. Please contact the centre on 01387 770200 or info.caerlaverock@wwt.org.uk
Date: Friday 19th October
Event: Storytelling in the Yurt
Time & Place: 10am-11am, WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre
Event details: Sit in our cosy yurt and listen to a nature-related story told by one of our excellent storytellers. Then go on a short walk to explore the reserve. Suitable for children aged 4 and under. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Ticket / contact info: Normal admission charges apply, WWT members free. Booking is essential. Please contact the centre on 01387 770200 or info.caerlaverock@wwt.org.uk
Date: Saturday 27th October
Event: Pumpkin Carving
Time & Place: 2pm – 4pm, WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre
Event details: Design and carve your own pumpkin to take home. Bring your own design or use one of our templates to carve bats, owls, flying geese or a spooky spider! Cut the top off your pumpkin and scoop out the seeds. Then use our kits to cut out your design. Put a light inside and watch it glow! Family event.
Ticket / contact info: Normal admission charges appy, WWT members free. £2 per pumpkin. Booking is essential. Please ring the centre on 01387 770200 to book a place.
Date of event: Sunday 28th October-Saturday 15th December
Title of event: “In The Liminal Lands” exhibition by Sarah Keast
Time & Place: 10am – 5pm, WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre
Event Description: Sarah is a print maker and mixed media artist based in Moniaive in SW Scotland. Her work is motivated by her lifelong involvement with the natural environment. She uses lots of different printmaking techniques including screen printing, collograph, etching and relief printing and mixed media working on both a large and small scale. She will be visiting WWT Caerlaverock during summer 2018 to develop some new works in response to the unique setting and wildlife.
Ticket / contact info: Free entry, Please contact the centre on 01387 770200 or info.caerlaverock@wwt.org.uk
Date: Saturday 3rd November
Event: Lamp Making Workshop
Time & Place: 10am – 4.30pm, WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre
Event details: Come along for a day of creativity to design and print your own lamphade and make a cyclinder table. Working with Sarah Keast you will prepare your own screen design, screen print onto fabric, then make up your own table lamp. Places are limited to 6. Participants can buy refreshments and lunch from the Cathan Coffee Shop.
Ticket / contact info: £60 per person plus £40 for materials. Booking is essential. Please contact the centre on 01387 770200 or info.caerlaverock@wwt.org.uk
Date: Sunday 4th November
Event: In Focus
Time & Place: 10am – 4pm, WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre
Event details: Try before you buy the latest binoculars and telescopes from the huge range available today. In Focus experts are on hand all day to give advice. WWT Caerlaverock benefits from every sale.
Ticket / contact info: Free entry
Date: Sunday 11th November
Event: Dawn Flight
Time & Place: 6.30am, WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre
Event details: Join the wardens as we open early to experience the wild geese flighting in against the dawn sky. The coffee shop will also be open early to provide hot drinks and bacon rolls. Bring warm, waterproof clothing, binoculars and a torch.
Ticket / contact info: Normal admission charges apply, WWT members free. Booking is essential. Please contact the centre on 01387 770200 or info.caerlaverock@wwt.org.uk
Date: Friday 16th November
Event: Storytelling in the Yurt
Time & Place: 10am-11am, WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre
Event details: Sit in our cosy yurt and listen to a nature-related story told by one of our excellent storytellers. Then go on a short walk to explore the reserve. Suitable for children aged 4 and under. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Ticket / contact info: Normal admission charges apply, WWT members free. Booking is essential. Please contact the centre on 01387 770200 or info.caerlaverock@wwt.org.uk
Date: Sunday 17th November
Event: Wildlife Photography Workshop
Time & Place: 10am – 4pm, WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre
Event details: Wildlife photography workshop with Tom Langlands and Bob Fitzsimmons. Learn how to take fantastic photographs of the geese and swans present on the reserve. Suitable for beginners and more experienced photographers.
Ticket / contact info: £75 per person. Booking is essential. Please contact the centre on 01387 770200 or info.caerlaverock@wwt.org.uk
Date: Sunday 25th November
Event: Dusk Flight
Time & Place: 3.30pm, WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre
Event details: At sunset, see thousands of barnacle geese flighting out to the Solway mudflats to their night-time roost. Bring warm waterproof clothing, binoculars and a torch. Ticket / contact info: Normal admission charges apply, WWT members free. Booking is essential. Please contact the centre on 01387 770200 or info.caerlaverock@wwt.org.uk
Date: Sunday 2nd December
Event: Dawn Flight
Time & Place: 7am, WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre
Event details: Join the wardens as we open early to experience the wild geese flighting in against the dawn sky. The coffee shop will also be open early to provide hot drinks and bacon rolls. Bring warm, waterproof clothing, binoculars and a torch.
Ticket / contact info: Normal admission charges apply, WWT members free. Booking is essential. Please contact the centre on 01387 770200 or info.caerlaverock@wwt.org.uk
Date: Saturday 8th December
Event: Christmas Crafty Kids
Time & Place: 1pm-4pm, WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre
Event details: Spend an afternoon making nature-based crafts for Christmas! This will include making Christmas wreaths, and festive gifts from wood and other natural items. Family event.
Ticket / contact info: Normal admission charges apply, WWT members free. Booking is essential. Please contact the centre on 01387 770200 or info.caerlaverock@wwt.org.uk
Date: Friday 14th December
Event: Storytelling in the Yurt
Time & Place: 10am-11am, WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre
Event details: Sit in our cosy yurt and listen to a nature-related story told by one of our excellent storytellers. Then go on a short walk to explore the reserve. Suitable for children aged 4 and under. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Ticket / contact info: Normal admission charges apply, WWT members free. Booking is essential. Please contact the centre on 01387 770200 or info.caerlaverock@wwt.org.uk
Date of event: Sunday 16th December-Saturday 26th January
Title of event: Orkney Exhibition by Lucy Hadley
Time & Place: 10am – 5pm, WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre
Event Description: Exhibition of iIllustrations depicting the birds and landscapes of Orkney, by local Dumfries and Galloway artist, Lucy Hadley.
Ticket / contact info: Free entry, Please contact the centre on 01387 770200 or info.caerlaverock@wwt.org.uk
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