BioBlitz and Bees!
ITV report on Chris Packham's visit to WWT Caerlaverock on his UK wide BioBlitz: and a Positive News story about farmers planting wildflowers for bees (down south): Love seeing some of the wildflowers in the fields around [.....]
WWT Caerlaverock Bioblitz Agenda
WWT Caerlaverock posted this information on Facebook today: "We are excited that Chris Packham's UK Bioblitz is coming to WWT Caerlaverock tomorrow, Tuesday 17th July. This is what will be happening during the day: 10am-5pm Moth trapping [.....]
Shearington Badger
Thanks to George and Irene McKirdle for sending these photos of a badger in Shearington at 11 O'Clock this morning. As badgers are nocturnal, if one is out in the daytime, something is up... helpwildlife.co.uk tell us that 'badgers [.....]
Autumn Fungi & Wild Food Foraging Walk in Caerlaverock
Details of this great opportunity to find out what tasty wild food is around Caerlaverock with expert wild food forager Mark Williams, hosted by NNR Caerlaverock! £15.00 – £25.00 Saturday, 22 September 2018 13:00 - 17:30 Explore [.....]
Chris Packham at WWT Caerlaverock for UK Bioblitz
“Chris Packham’s 2018 BioBlitz – nature reserves are not enough!” campaign TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham is coming to WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre, one of the 48 sites across the UK he'll visit, as part of [.....]
WWT Caerlaverock – ‘Driest for Decades’
Charlotte Briere-Edney of ITV Border News has been to Caerlaverock Wildfowl and Wetland Centre (WWT) to film it at its driest for decades... She reports that "the centre is having to pump water from a nearby river to keep ponds topped [.....]
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. [.....]
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! [.....]
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. [.....]
WWT Events May and June
Thank you to the WWT Caerlaverock for sending us their Events for May and June. 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!
Small Blue Butterfly Conservation
Thank you to Claire Clarke who shared with us this information from Butterfly Conservation article about the urgent conservation work needed to protect the rare small blue butterfly's remaining colonies and create the right conditions to allow the [.....]
Fallen Oak – Growing Strong!
Following the sad sight of the fallen oak on the Quay Hill on the right as you head up the hill from Glencaple, we have been delighted to see it's regeneration as spring progresses at a pace [.....]
Rob’s Spring Colours!
Thank you to Rob Wells for sending us his wonderful photos of the bluebell wood, with terrific shades of green, blue, yellow and white! Good girl Maisie!
The Nith Bore, from The Boathouse, Glencaple
It was a case of being in the right place at the right time yesterday morning as the tidal bore came along the River Nith on another beautiful sunny spring day in Caerlaverock! https://www.facebook.com/caerlaverockcommunity/videos/2044738889107536/ [.....]
Macro Photography at WWT Caerlaverock
Macro photography - see the natural world in close up! Just one of the many events in May and June this year. Check out our lovely listing of all the Events at Caerlaverock WWT here. Learn how [.....]
Caerlaverock Spring Wildflowers for the weekend
A few wildflowers (and leaves!) on our wanders in Caerlaverock this week. Lovely to see things getting green again! Sweet cicely Wee white fleurs (anyone know what they are?) Tatty primrose Self heal Dandelion Wood anemone Wood [.....]
Badger Reporting
The Badger Trust are looking for reports of badger sightings (both dead and alive). We are aware that there have been reports of several badgers by the side of roads in Caerlaverock recently. Their site makes it easy [.....]
Bird Ring Reporting in Caerlaverock
Thanks to Sue Greig, who got in touch a few days ago after seeing a lone barnacle goose on the shore outside their house. She noticed that it was ringed, and with eagle eyes (and binoculars), took a note [.....]