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
Countryside pursuits for a Duke (no date)
Following on from our first article taken from the late Ian Hamilton Junior's folder, here is the next newspaper cutting which may be of interest. I think we have got to grips with the scanning [.....]
Sign of the – bus – times
I always remember my Grandma (from Edinburgh) telling me that if she had 'nothing to do' one day, she would jump on a bus to see where it took her! In a similar spirit, we [.....]
La Malouine – Tall Ship at Glencaple Quay
If you haven't already, get yourself down to Glencaple Quay to see the wonderful tall ship La Malouine before she sets sail for Ireland at the end of the month! Roy Kerr, captain of the [.....]
Moth Night – further info
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 [.....]
“Fishy Tales”/ “Out of the Blue – Solway Seafood” at Dumfries Museum
Thursday 30 June, 6.30 - 8pm at Dumfries Museum To celebrate the opening of our new exhibition “Out of the Blue – Solway Seafood”, Nic Coombey of Solway Firth Partnership is giving a talk entitled [.....]
Special 360° view – Ospreys and Dragonflies at WWT Caerlaverock!
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! [.....]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Caerlaverock Castle
"Hermia loves Lysander and Helena loves Demetrius – but Demetrius is supposed to be marrying Hermia… When the Duke of Athens tries to enforce the marriage, the lovers take refuge in the woods and wander [.....]
Caerlaverock Castle – The Fight to the end event
"In 1640, Caerlaverock Castle came under a prolonged and bitter siege from a Covenanter army. Meet the covenanters and discover more about the weeks of assault that reduced it to the ruins you see today." [.....]
WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre News
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 [.....]
Glencaple feature in The Standard, July 5th 1961
With thanks to Tom Brown, we have been loaned a folder full of memorabilia which had been carefully collected and compiled by the late Ian Hamilton Junior. It is brimming with articles of local information, [.....]
Monday Moth Nights!
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 [.....]
Isle Tower tales…
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 [.....]
Special feature – Keith Brown – local artist
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 [.....]
Do you know where this is? *Updated
Can anyone tell us a little bit about this beautiful place we often pass on our travels around Caerlaverock? We were drawn by the lovely display of different daffodils... though on closer inspection, there appeared [.....]
Wild Garlic Recipes (to Make Your Mouth Water!)
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 [.....]
May – Species of the Month
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 [.....]
Wildlife Crime – What Can You Do?
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 [.....]
Core Path – Caerlaverock
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 [.....]
UK Amphibian and Reptile Identification Guides
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 [.....]
Possible ‘Reprieve’ for Haaf Netters?
Thinkstock Image: Haaf netters could be involved in a scientific project after the regulations are introduced. The BBC have reported that MSPs have expressed 'widely differing' views on the potential impact of the new wild [.....]
Get that bike out of the shed and ready for Springtime!
With the weather brightening up a bit and the nights becoming longer, some of us are thinking of two-wheeling round the area. Being on the Cycle Route 7, you'll see a lot of passing cyclists, [.....]