An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone is in place across Scotland. This zone means strict biosecurity measures are mandatory for all bird keepers, including those who keep pet birds, to help prevent the spread from wild birds or any other [.....]
Thank you to Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve (NNR) Manager, Suzanne McIntyre for the recent update about Avian Flu on the reserve... "There have been reports in the paper of a slowdown at some sites, on the reserve [.....]
With thanks to Suzanne McIntyre, Nature Reserve Manager (Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve (NNR) for updating us on the Avian Flu casualties in Caerlaverock. "An update on the dead bird count on the Caerlaverock NNR to date. 1098 dead [.....]
Whilst we await the latest news re the Avian Influenza H5N1 locally, as currently local cases are being assessed in terms of disease control requirements, Suzanne McIntyre, Nature Reserve Manager, has kindly sent us the most up-to-date official [.....]
With thanks to Suzanne McIntyre, Nature Reserve Manager at Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve, who has let us know that they have received confirmation that Avian flu has been identified in the wild bird population on the Solway. They [.....]
Glencaple artist Keith Brown now has a substantial portfolio of work which is available to view on his website. A familiar local figure, usually seen out and about with his 4 golden labs, Keith has a keen eye [.....]
Thanks to Caerlaverock Community Constable Jaclyn Irving for this heads up! ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR FIREARM AND SHOTGUN HOLDERS Information has come to light that persons have been posing as police officers or bank staff and advising their victim [.....]
On Monday [15th October 2018] Caerlaverock Wildfowlers and Scottish Solway Wildfowlers Association (SSWA) joined forces with Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) to train volunteers to assist with wardening on Scotland's National Nature Reserves [.....]
Thank you Tom Brown (Chair, Caerlaverock and District Wildfowlers Association) for sending us the following statement from Susan Copeland at SNH. David Gilbert (CCA Chair) adds - "We had a very positive and practical meeting with SNH [.....]
Here is an update from the Scottish Association for Country Sports (SACS) regarding wildfowling at Caerlaverock: CAERLAVEROCK WILDFOWLING UPDATE SACS is aware of proposed short-term restrictions on wildfowling at the SNH-operated Caerlaverock Nature Reserve and have discussed [.....]
With thanks to Tom Brown who managed to video the Wildfowling feature on Border News on Friday night. Here he, as Chair of the District Wildfowlers Association, and David Gilbert (Chair of CCA) are interviewed about their concerns [.....]
Chair of Caerlaverock and District Wildfowlers Association, (CDWA) Tom Brown and Caerlaverock Community Association (CCA) Chair, David Gilbert were interviewed this morning for an ITV Border News article about the lack of consultation regarding recent changes to wildfowling [.....]
Thanks to Tom Brown who forwarded the following statement to us - it has been published on the British Association for Shooting and Conservation [BASC] website and social media accounts: "BASC statement on wildfowling at Caerlaverock On [.....]
One area of the fantastic free activities on offer at the Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve's (NNR's) 60th Anniversary Open Day is the use of the land, and river over the years - demo and displays. Tom Brown has [.....]
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 [.....]
