WWT Events July
Thank you to the WWT Caerlaverock for sending us their Events for July. We've arranged them here for you to browse and for ease of viewing. There's so much going on, get yourself booked in and go along!
WWT Events August
Thank you to the WWT Caerlaverock for sending us their Events for August. We've arranged them here for you to browse and for ease of viewing. There's so much going on on our doorstep, get yourself booked in and go along!
Shearington Garden Wildlife
Thank you to Irene McKirdle for sending these photos of her amazing garden wildlife! If you have any fab photos to share, you can email them to us at: caerlaverockcommunity@gmail.com or send them through our Facebook Page. [.....]
NIR Tough Mudders
Well Done to the Nith Inshore Rescue Tough Mudder Team who braved the mud at the weekend at Drumlanrig to raise money for the Lifeboat. If you haven't already, you can still support the NIR by donating [.....]
We Went on a Moth Hunt!
Can't recommend the Caerlaverock NNR's Moth Night highly enough! Having missed previous National Nature Reserve moth nights, we were determined to make it along to Castle Corner last night - and were so glad that we did! [.....]
Scottish Rural Economy Consultation
One of the biggest consultations in recent years on the future of the rural economy in Scotland went live on Tuesday, June 12th – and everyone in Dumfries and Galloway who has an interest in rural matters [.....]
15th June – Moth Night in Caerlaverock
Weird and wonderful moths in Caerlaverock! Join the NNR reserve staff and local expert Alison Robertson who will show you a wide variety of moths and teach you identification skills and methods to catch your own moths. [.....]
Picnic Table Placement
Following discussions at the recent CCA meeting, it was proposed that 'strategically placed' picnic tables might deter motorhomes, caravans, vans and cars etc. from parking on the grassed areas on Glencaple Quay, reclaiming it for everyone's enjoyment [.....]
‘Castle Corner Business’ Update
Following our recent post about the dog fouling issue at Castle Corner, 'A Messy Business', there has been some movement to deter would-be non-pickeruperers with some swift action from SNH Operations Officer, Suzanne McIntyre. Suzanne and Caerlaverock [.....]
Jan Thom’s Cake Afternoon success!
Thank you to Lynne Sydes for sending us this update on Jan Thom's fantastic Tea, Coffee and Cake Afternoon in aid of Marie Curie Nurses, and to Jan for organising a tremendously successful event for such a [.....]
New Newsletter
As you my have read in the CCA Minutes, we are making a change to the Quarterly Newsletter which used to be distributed to everyone in Caerlaverock. Hilary Roberts has kindly agreed to continue to produce a [.....]
Haaf Netting On The Nith – A Plea – 20 Years On
We met up with Tom Brown in The Boathouse, Glencaple for a coffee and a chat. He’d brought along a newspaper article from June 1998 – 20 years ago – which he wanted to share. Tom said [.....]
Thanks from Caerlaverock Primary School
Thank you to Mr Tennant of Caerlaverock Primary School for sending us this to share with you! What a fantastic success! Text on poster reads: Summer Fun Afternoon Thank you to everyone who supported our Summer Fun [.....]
Caerlaverock Church Barbeque
Caerlaverock Kirk - Free Community BBQ Sunday 15th July 2018 Sunday 15th July is Rural Mission Sunday when we celebrate the work of the rural church. There will be a special church service beforehand and at 1pm, [.....]
6A Bus Route, Bankend Diversion
Thanks to Wendy Murray for prompting the question about the 6A bus route during the Bankend Road closure (especially in relation to the school bus). We got in touch with Stage Coach, and got this quick response: [.....]
Minutes of CCA Meeting 30th May 2018
Caerlaverock Community Association [CCA] Minutes of Meeting held at the Nith Hotel, Glencaple on 30th May 2018 Present: David Gilbert, Douglas Anderson, Malcolm Laurie, Ian Brown, Rob Wells, Ronnie Clark, Helen Clark Cllr Elaine Murray, Cllr John [.....]
A Messy Business
Keep Caerlaverock Clean! At last week’s CCA meeting our local child minder, Kelly Green of Kelly’s Kidzcare in Bankend, drew attention to the amount of dog fouling from Castle Corner into the Castle Woods reserve area. She [.....]
Bankend Road Closure
Thanks to David Grieve for alerting us to the forthcoming road closure at Bankend which will cause disruption to people wanting to get to/ from Shearington/ Caerlaverock WWT/ Caerlaverock Castle end through to Bankend. The short stretch [.....]
Caerlaverock in Rhyme
Claire Clarke sent us this poem which she found in an old CCA post of an old WRI booklet shared with us by Sue Grieg a couple of years ago! Does anyone have any information about it, [.....]
Magnificent Moths at Castle Corner!
Having bumped into Alison Roberston one evening in the week, looking slightly suspicious with buckets and bags heading into Castle Woods, we caught up with her the next morning to find out if she'd caught anything in [.....]