Main photo credit Richard Taylor Jones Autumn is now with us and so are the geese! The first pink-footed geese arrived mid-September with many continuing their flight south to Lancashire. The first 29 barnacle geese arrived on the [.....]
Ellie Oakley, student with NNR Caerlaverock has written a new blog post all about the Wetland Bird Survey [WeBS] counts she has taken part in recently. She has asked us to share it with you. Find out all [.....]
Alison Robertson took this amazing photo at the Big Rock near Glencaple on 2nd September 2016, just after high tide. It shows the fin of an adult Harbour Porpoise and, to the right, the head of a juvenile. [.....]
"Moth blog" - try saying that over and over as fast as you can!... Currently on her student placement working on the beautiful Caerlaverock NNR, Ellie Oakley has written a blog about moths - she is obviously a [.....]
An *official* warm welcome to Ellie Oakley, the SRUC student who joined NNR Caerlaverock this year! You may recall hearing of her as we appealed for accommodation for her earlier in the year (she found some!) and shared [.....]
Thank you to Adam from NNR Caerlaverock for getting in touch today to remind us that Alison Robertson, the county moth recorder will be joining us for another night of mothing magic this Monday 4th July at 8pm [.....]
In search of a wee bowl of soup today, we felt like lucky winners at WWT Caerlaverock as we watched the live camera feed - the two osprey chicks were being fed their lunch too! Tastey trout nonetheless! [.....]
Mute swan cygnet photo by Alex Hillier Chiffchaff by Ray Cottrell Summer is here at last and the reserve is alive with birdsong, chiffchaffs, blackcaps, willow, sedge, reed and garden warblers are all back from a [.....]
Interested in learning about surveying and identifying moths? Alison Robertson, the county moth recorder will be joining Adam from NNR (Caerlaverock) at Castle Wood on the evening of the first Mondays in June (6th) and July (4th) from [.....]
For those who don’t know, Keith Brown is a talented local artist living in Glencaple. A civil engineer by trade, Keith started painting around 30 years ago. He is strongly influenced by the beauty, light and natural abundance [.....]
Wild Garlic Pesto Collect a bag of wild garlic. Wash. Fry some onions in olive oil. Add garlic till it reduces. Add walnuts and grated cheese (Parmesan preferably but cheddar will do). Whizzle in a food processor with [.....]
The two species highlighted to look out for, and record, this month by the Dumfries and Galloway Environmental Resource Centre (DGERC) are... the large red damsel fly and the water vole! The large red damsel fly is easy [.....]
Police Scotland, along with RSPB Scotland, are urging members of the public to report any suspicious activity around wildlife reserves or in open countryside, to help prevent the theft of, in particular, wild bird eggs at this time [.....]
Its always good to be able to positively identify exactly what we’re looking at when we’re out and about and the The Amphibian and Reptile Groups of the UK (ARG UK) have updated their excellent ‘UK Reptile Identification [.....]
A wee reminder about the consultation on the Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve management plan, which is running from 26th February 2016 to 8th April 2016... still time for you to have your say! Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve (NNR) is an internationally [.....]
Photo shows the invasive species Himalayan balsam - spreading throughout the UK (via its explosive seedheads), including along the banks of the River Nith Invasive Species are non-native species of plants or animals which have been introduced, or [.....]
Have your say on Managing your National Nature Reserve We are currently working on a new 10 year management plan for Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve. In many ways the management for the reserve will be similar to what we [.....]
Dumfries and Galloway Environment Resource Centre (DGERC) are always looking for us to record our wildlife sightings to them. They aim to’ further the appreciation, understanding and protection of the natural environment of Dumfries and Galloway by collecting, [.....]
Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve (NNR) events dates for Spring/Summer 2016: High tide watch Wednesday 10th February 12 - 2pm Beach Clean Tuesday 15th March 10am – 12am April Amble - Guided Walk Wednesday 27th April 7am - 9am [.....]
A couple of videos from the Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) YouTube channel, from Caerlaverock NNR.
