Out & About in Caerlaverock
The Caerlaverock area is jam packed with places to go and things to do! From cycling to sight-seeing, walking to bird watching and with ever changing views, you’ll not be stuck for something to do!
Please give us info about the things we have missed! Email the web editorial team at info@caerlaverock.org.uk
…from the “Broon Archive”
Thanks to Tom Brown for this interesting photo and note he has just sent us! Here is a photograph from July 1961. "Cattle crossing Phylis's Creek on Lantonside Merse." With erosion this creek has disappeared [.....]
CCA meeting 22nd Nov ’17
TONIGHT - Wednesday 22nd February come along to the Nith Hotel for 7.30pm (upstairs in the function suite) for our latest meeting. They are informal and friendly affairs! As well as bringing your ideas etc, [.....]
Dawn Chorus!
Kathryn Luna Vogel may not have seen the elusive kingfisher to capture on camera this morning, but she did get up before sunrise to take these wonderful photos of some of the birds at Glencaple [.....]
Kingfisher sighting at Glencaple!
Chris Jackson and Alison Robertson have spent about half an hour watching a kingfisher on the River Nith banking near to the Quay End in Glencaple, opposite their house at 9.30 this morning! It was [.....]
Kenneth Bank bird ringing report 2016
As if to beautifully illustrate the work of the North Solway Ringing Group (as mentioned in our barn owl article), Duncan Irving, of the NSRG has sent us his 2016 bird ringing report from Kenneth Bank, Caerlaverock! [.....]
Caerlaverock Barn Owl sightings sought
We popped in to see Steven Jackson in Shearington last night. He is a member of the the North Solway Ringing Group (NSRG), and he is looking for everyone who has recent sightings of barn [.....]
Haaf Netting compensation claim considered
After a three-year ban on killing fish outside estuary limits, and with strict controls on numbers in inland waters, Marine Scotland is reported to be considering a compensation claim over new wild salmon protection rules [.....]
Found fishing rod
We found this fishing rod in the reeds near the Big Rock on our walk today and would like to reunite it with its owner (otherwise it might be turned into a handy washing line [.....]
Caerlaverock Church Advent Walk
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 [.....]
WWT Caerlaverock Autumn News
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 [.....]
Ellie’s latest NNR Blog
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. [.....]
Salmon Fishing on the Solway
Another interesting clip from the late Ian Hamilton's folder - no date on the cutting - any clues? Ideas? Click on the link below to read the full article: Salmon fishing in the Solway PDF [.....]
Porpoise and calf on the River Nith, Glencaple
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 [.....]
Nith Estuary Haaf Netter Association update
Tom Brown sent us the following update to share with you: The local Nith Estuary Haaf Netter Association is fighting hard to preserve our ancient way of fishing. Having met with Joan McAlpine MSP recently [.....]
A moth blog!
"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 [.....]
Welcome Ellie!
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 [.....]
Alec Armstrong – haaf netting
We spotted a lonesome figure and his haaf net in the Nith yesterday morning. The sun was beating down, there was just a hint of a breeze, the scene was idyllic. We found out that [.....]
Walkers enjoying the Caerlaverock sunshine
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 [.....]
Help needed to support Dumfries and Galloway’s swifts
The 'Dumfries and Galloway What's Going On' news pages are highlighting the plight of the incredible migrant bird visitor, the swift, asking for information on local nesting sites and swift screaming parties in Dumfries and [.....]
A plea from Tom Brown
Tom Brown has asked us to share the following information, request and video (at bottom) re. haaf netting on the Nith: What's Missing around Glencaple? As you travel from Dumfries towards the Auld Quay [.....]
Haaf Netting on the Solway, from 1954
Fascinating for the other stories and adverts of the era too, this newspaper article focuses on the ancient art of haaf netting in the Solway - the history, technique, the people and stories, the rewards [.....]