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
Haaf Netting On The Nith – A Plea – 20 Years On
We met up with Tom Brown in The Boathouse, Glencaple for a coffee and a chat. He’d brought along a newspaper article from June 1998 – 20 years ago – which he wanted to [.....]
WWT Events May and June
Thank you to the WWT Caerlaverock for sending us their Events for May and June. We've arranged them here for you to browse and for ease of viewing. There's so much going on, get yourself booked in and go along!
Small Blue Butterfly Conservation
Thank you to Claire Clarke who shared with us this information from Butterfly Conservation article about the urgent conservation work needed to protect the rare small blue butterfly's remaining colonies and create the right conditions [.....]
Wilf Larson (funeral time amendment)
*Please note amendment* Thanks again to Vincent Muir who has alerted us to the correct time for Wilf's funeral - 11am, not 1.30pm - as advertised in some locations. Apologies for any confusion and [.....]
Fallen Oak – Growing Strong!
Following the sad sight of the fallen oak on the Quay Hill on the right as you head up the hill from Glencaple, we have been delighted to see it's regeneration as spring progresses [.....]
Rob’s Spring Colours!
Thank you to Rob Wells for sending us his wonderful photos of the bluebell wood, with terrific shades of green, blue, yellow and white! Good girl Maisie!
The Nith Bore, from The Boathouse, Glencaple
It was a case of being in the right place at the right time yesterday morning as the tidal bore came along the River Nith on another beautiful sunny spring day in Caerlaverock! [.....]
Macro Photography at WWT Caerlaverock
Macro photography - see the natural world in close up! Just one of the many events in May and June this year. Check out our lovely listing of all the Events at Caerlaverock WWT [.....]
SkyWorks Aerial photo of Caerlaverock Castle
Thank you Tony Graham of SkyWorks Aerial Media based in Caerlaverock for sending us this fabulous aerial view of Caerlaverock Castle! It's a whole new perspective on our wee corner of the world! Tony [.....]
Caerlaverock Spring Wildflowers for the weekend
A few wildflowers (and leaves!) on our wanders in Caerlaverock this week. Lovely to see things getting green again! Sweet cicely Wee white fleurs (anyone know what they are?) Tatty primrose Self heal Dandelion [.....]
A Wardlaw Bivvy
Our friend, photographer Alison Boyes, likes a challenge... She is bivvying out every month of the year (sleeping out under the stars!)! This month, she chose to bivvy at Wardlaw. Here are a few [.....]
Badger Reporting
The Badger Trust are looking for reports of badger sightings (both dead and alive). We are aware that there have been reports of several badgers by the side of roads in Caerlaverock recently. Their site [.....]
Bird Ring Reporting in Caerlaverock
Thanks to Sue Greig, who got in touch a few days ago after seeing a lone barnacle goose on the shore outside their house. She noticed that it was ringed, and with eagle eyes (and binoculars), [.....]
First Dumfriesshire recording of moth – in Caerlaverock!
Agonopterix yeatiana (Alison's photo above) found by Alison Robertson near Castle Corner. Alison told us that she went out at dusk on Monday and caught this small moth by the side of the road between [.....]
Porpoise in the Nith – video – from Glencaple!
Many thanks to Richard Earle who sent us this fab video of the porpoise he spotted swimming in the River Nith from Glencaple at high water on Tuesday 20th March! The South West Scotland Environmental [.....]
Dog Owners – please read
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 [.....]
Caerlaverock Castle laid bare
Many thanks to Richard Campbell for bringing this to our attention: Archaostef published this fascinating look at Caerlaverock Castle on Twitter which was processed from @EnvAgencyGeomat #LiDAR (an aerial laser kit) data . She has [.....]
Path closure – Caerlaverock NNR
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 [.....]
Snowy blowy walks in Caerlaverock
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 [.....]
Snowdrops in Caerlaverock
The snowdrops are at their best across Caerlaverock just now; their simple, pure delicacy is best appreciated at close quarters! Their latin name Galanthus nivalis, translates as ‘milk flower of the snow’. Although not a [.....]
Rare sighting at Caerlaverock!
Thanks to Caerlaverock NNR Reserve Officer Adam Murphy for sending us this report! Visitors to WWT Caerlaverock on Saturday 20th January were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a rare celebrity sighting, as comedian [.....]