Proposal for a 20mph speed limit in Glencaple Here are the minutes from the well-attended meeting with Joan McAlpine MSP and Councillor John Campbell following on from the support given to Jean O'Toole's petition proposing a 20mph [.....]
We left it a little late in the day for photos, but had the most lovely evening wander along the Core Path 32 from the Kelsick Road to Bankend yesterday evening. The warm summer air was laden [.....]
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 [.....]
Following on from the upsetting Estate Statement this morning, and our previous police report about sheep worrying, here is some advice for dog owners from the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. Lets inform and educate everyone so that this [.....]
Suzanne McIntyre (Operations Officer, Southern Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage) has been in touch to let us know that they have scheduled a bridge strengthening on the reserve in Castle Woods – this was going to take place in [.....]
Well clad and supplied, but running out of electricity, we walked up the river path to Dumfries from Glencaple today as the tide turned. A wee bit chilly on the exposed extremities, it was absolutely beautiful nonetheless! A [.....]
Watch this wonderful Caerlaverock NNR aerial video of the Nature Reserve (celebrating its 60th year)! It's a real bird's eye view, made by our very own fabulous, local aerial photographer SkyWorks Aerial Media, and introduced by Adam Murphy, our [.....]
Night Watch National Nature Reserve – Historic Environment Scotland event 20-OCT-2017 A series of events are taking place on and around the reserve throughout Caerlaverock NNR's 60th Anniversary year. Come and join us at Caerlaverock Castle to enjoy [.....]
Sam Doyle is on his way round Britain's coastline, and has put his feet up for a bit at Glencaple Quay End on a warm and bright thursday. Sam says "I suffered PTSD for a number of years, [.....]
Photo credit: Mostly Ghostly Investigations A year ago today, we ventured forth on a mission. . . A brief history first; setting the scene: To the North of Bankend, and easily visible from the road, sits [.....]
Nic Coombey, Coastwise coordinator of the Coastwise project has been in touch to ask us to publicise this unique event. It sounds like it's going to be really interesting, and a fantastic opportunity to tell the project as much local [.....]
A wee 'heads up' about the footbridge on the riverside path near Kelton. D & G Council Countryside Access Officer, Richard Masters and their Core Path engineer have been out to look at the collapsing bridge on the [.....]
Caerlaverock Church invite you to join them on their first Advent Walk on Saturday 17th December, where they will be taking a walk through the countryside before decorating the church in time for Christmas as well as sampling [.....]
We bumped into a large group of walkers taking in the stunning scenery along the Nith riverside footpath and enjoying the beautiful blue skies and sunshine today. They belong to the U3A walking group (University of the Third [.....]
Photo credit: Mostly Ghostly Investigations To the North of Bankend, and easily visible from the road, sits Isle Tower. Just a couple of miles south of Caerlaverock Castle, it has also been known as Greenhill Tower, [.....]
Dumfries and Galloway Council have an online page dedicated to the Core Paths in the region. One of their routes is the ‘moderate’ 2 mile stretch from Castle Corner to Caerlaverock Castle. A printable pdf of the map, [.....]
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 [.....]
A great way to get out and about, explore new areas, learn new skills and take part in 'a sport that is fun, adventurous and totally absorbing'! Solway is a small friendly club in the south west of [.....]
We are pleased to welcome to the National Nature Reserve (NNR) team Adam Murphy, our new Reserve Officer who’ll be working on Caerlaverock and Kirkconnell Flow. Adam is returning to the region having previously been involved with WWT [.....]
Have you heard about Geocaching? Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game happening all around us! There are over 2 million active Geocaches and over 6 million Geocachers world wide! Participants navigate to a specific set of [.....]
