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
Foraging Walk in Caerlaverock
Heavily subsidised by Scottish Natural Heritage, there are still 3 places left (at time of writing) for this fabulous opportunity to join Mark Williams of Galloway Wild Foods for a 'hedgerow and woodland foraging walk' at [.....]
Super Snow Moon
Thank you to Rob Wells and an anonymous roving lunar reporter for these early morning pics of the Super Snow Moon on Tuesday. Not many of you will have seen it in the evening as [.....]
Something stripey this way comes
Last year Tom Brown sent us a video which we've only just remembered to put up! Better late than never eh? No it's not a lost Zebra, Dennis the Menace or even a wayward humbug. [.....]
January Views in Caerlaverock by Rob Wells
With many thanks to Rob Wells for sending us these wonderful photos from around Caerlaverock the last few days! Can you work out where he's been? We've seen bright sunshine, mist and fog, frost and [.....]
Boathouse Buzzard
This time a rather larger bird photographed by the eagle eyed Alison Robertson! 'Buzzard keeping a watchful eye over the lunchtime comings and goings at The Boathouse on 18 January 2019. It eventually got mobbed [.....]
There’s a Ghostly Chaffinch in Town
Alison Robertson and Chris Jackson have spotted this oddly-coloured male chaffinch in their garden this winter and wondered if anyone else in Glencaple has seen it? We know that it has been spotted at Glencaple [.....]
Fantastic Lunar Eclipse!
Luckily for us all, Alison Robertson was up with her camera watching the wonderful lunar eclipse in the early hours of this morning! What a fantastic photo! Alison asks, "Was anyone else up howling at [.....]
Tom’s Snowdrops
Thanks to Tom Brown for sending us his fab photo of this blanket of snowdrops along the burnside in Windmill Wood, Conheath - the location of an old Keepers Cottage in the 19th century. Beautiful! [.....]
Join the Bog Squad at Kirkconnell Flow!
Scottish Natural Heritage Reserve Officer for Caerlaverock, Adam Murphy, has been in touch to see if there are any willing volunteers to help protect the important bog habitat and its Large Heath butterfly colony at the [.....]
Burgh Anglers Association AGM
Thanks to Ward Officer Chris Woodness for forwarding this to us to circulate. [We chose the photo] BURGH ANGLERS ASSOCIATION A.G.M. SUNDAY 3rd FEBRUARY 2019 7 pm START NORMANDY BAR TROQUEER Presentation: JIM HENDERSON [.....]
WWT Wader Weekend Updated
Thanks to Duncan Irving for forwarding this updated information about the wonderful WWT Wader Weekend!
WWT Wader Weekend
Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd February 2019 Special wader-focussed walks, talks, trails, workshops and interactive family activities. See waders close up form a hide in their thousands, wheeling on the high tide. Find out more: [.....]
The Physics of a Bore
Professor Michael Berry studies and lectures about tidal bores. He lives in Bristol, near the River Severn (with it's famous bore) and got in touch following his interest in tidal bores. He hadn't known about [.....]
Barnacle Geese Flyover at Kelton Bank – video
This video has proven quite popular on our Facebook Page, so sharing it here too... This was as the sun was heading for the horizon yesterday afternoon, just north of Kelton Bank on the River [.....]
Shearington Garden Visitor!
Who can help Irene McKirdle identify this wonderful bird of prey that visited her garden in Shearington? If you have anything you'd like to share, or ask the community about, send us a wee email [.....]
Spectacular Tidal Bore on the River Nith – video
Watch the spectacular tidal bore video! This is the one we spotted coming down the River Nith from the live web-cam at The Boathouse on Glencaple Quay today [see here]. It is also a view [.....]
User Friendly Map of Caerlaverock
Now available at The Boathouse shop - 'Around and About Glencaple' maps [between the choccy goodies (to take with you as vital sustenance) and string bags (to carry the choccy goodies in] ! They are [.....]
SNH Boardwalks Renewal Works
Thanks to Adam Murphy, Reserve Officer at Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) who has let us know that they are about to start works on renewing the final stretch of boardwalk in Holland’s reed bed [see [.....]
Moss and Mushrooms and…
Our amazing walk on a most marvellous November morning in Caerlaverock was somewhat marred... Moss More moss! Mushroom, and... M... No messing! Please pick up your litter, take it home with you, put it in [.....]
Sounds of the Solway
We dashed down the Quay Hill to capture these magical moments: Whooper swans, barnacle geese, lapwing and a dog!
An Unforgettable Experience!
We were really disappointed that we couldn't make it to the Evening Exploration event on Saturday - a collaboration between three local organisations Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and Wildfowl and Wetlands [.....]