Optics Demonstration Experts from Viking and Swarovski will be present to demonstrate a range of optics including binoculars and telescopes. 17th July 10am-4pm Booking in advance is essential https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaverock/whats-on/optics-demonstration/5844
Wetland Explorers Immerse yourself in nature this summer with a range of activities out on the wild wetlands! 26th June – 1st September daily 10am-5pm https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaverock/whats-on/wetland-explorers-11/5868
‘Countryside and Coast’ Exhibition by Pamela Grace at WWT Caerlaverock Stunning paintings, prints, etchings and lithographs of the landscape and wildlife of Dumfries and Galloway. Runs daily 10am-4pm until 24th July at WWT Caerlaverock https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaverock/whats-on/countryside-and-coast/5807
Mr Tennant from Caerlaverock Primary School has been in touch to tell us some exciting news: "We have an announcement about finally getting our new playground! Installation begins on Monday 21st June - next week and should be [.....]
Many thanks to Rob Wells for sending us his 'Coos on the Merse' series to share! Big coos and wee coos! If you have some local photographs you'd like to share, please do! Send them to us via [.....]
After many folk asking, following the launch of our new recycling bins, Dumfries and Galloway Council have delivered a brand new glass/ jar/ bottle recycling 'bin' behind the toilet block at the Quay End. The council suggest that [.....]
Chairperson’s Report 26 May 2021 I hope that you are all well and enjoying the slow return to the normality that the easing of lockdown restrictions brings. I for one will never again undervalue the ability to sit [.....]
Dumfries and Galloway Council have released new posters informing us what can and can't be put into our new red and blue bins - see image above. To see a really useful A to Z list of over [.....]
Things are beginning to open up again... Many thanks to Faith Hillier for letting us know about this exciting new exhibition coming to WWT Caerlaverock: [Main image, Ceramic birds by Julian Francis] 'Secluded Waters' by Suzanne Stuart Davies, [.....]
Thank you very much to Faith Hillier who has got into touch from WWT Caerlaverock to let us know about this upcoming exhibition - it almost feels like 'old times'! Certainly exciting, hopeful times! [ 'Sunset Hare', main [.....]
Mark Carswell has been in touch with some interesting information which may well be of interest. Mark was researching 14 years ago and "kinda came to a dead end till now when I found your page. Thanks for [.....]
We had a lovely hand posted letter (those were the days), summarised below, from Julie McFarlane who lives near Penrith – can anyone help? 'I am enquiring after an elderly but now deceased resident of Glencaple and it [.....]
Caerlaverock Community Association has purchased 2 more dog-poo bins - one in Bankend and one on the Quay Hill (leaving Glencaple towards the Bankend Road). This is, unfortunately, in response to the amount of dog poo that has [.....]
The steel stepladders (that used to be used to retrieve footballs that went over the fence at Norfolk Park) are going to be cut up and taken away - unless you would like them. (Condition as seen in [.....]
Another deliciious dish, cooked from the Caerlaverock Allotment Cookbook by Sue Greig (and undoubtedly enjoyed by Rob)! "Pasta with Runner Beans & Black Pepper or (as they say in Italy) Casio e Pepe with runner beans! This is [.....]
We recently had this informative message sent by PC Lynn Black, National Rural Crime Scotland: "As of Tuesday 9th March 2021 Police Scotland will now use the ‘what3words’ app to help pinpoint a particular location in emergency situations [.....]
With many thanks to David Gilbert who attended a recent Zoom meeting to find out information for the community about the new council recycling scheme, and shared this information with us. The video is worth a watch to [.....]
After a pretty wet winter on the allotments, Richard arrived with his tractor and plough last week to plough the two new plots. Exciting times! Two of the original plots had proven to be too wet to work [.....]
A message from PC Jaclyn Irving: "Oh this email is so hard to write. I have asked to return to response policing. This means I will be leaving my post in community and you will be getting a [.....]
Many thanks to Paul Kirkland who sent us this fab video of the local starlings' mini murmuration in Bankend! We love a murmuration! And it looks like the starling population may be on the up again. If [.....]
