News - Caerlaverock
Chris Packham’s UK Bioblitz Campaign
TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham is coming to WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre, on Tuesday 17th July 2018 as part of the first independent audit of its kind in the UK. His goal is to investigate the extent to which the nation’s wildlife species
13 July 2018
Ospreys return!
The Caerlaverock ospreys have returned! Our regular pair arrived back on 7th April, two days earlier than last year. The female has a white ring, 'TR' and the male is unringed but we were able to identify him from the distinctive markings on his head.
13 April 2018
Faileas
An exhibition by Artful Migration Artist-in-Residence, Angela Alexander-Lloyd Exhibition runs: 29th April - 31st August 2018 Artist Talk: Wednesday 2nd May 3pm Artful Migration is a residency programme being developed by Upland in partnership with Ginnie
3 April 2018
Fire/Ice
Only small traces of the chaos of the combined forces of the Beast from the East and Storm Emma remain and thankfully it is now possible for me to have a cup of tea without altering my normal brew with coconut milk or reverting to frost burnt bread at th
19 March 2018
Share your memories and experiences of WWT Caerlaverock
Angela Alexander-Lloyd, our Artist in Residence, is exploring changes in the wildlife and environment of Dumfries and Galloway and is appealing for people to share their memories and experiences. Angela is creating art installations focusing on the tran
15 January 2018
‘Artful Migration’ Artist in Residence
We are pleased to announce that Angela Alexander-Lloyd is our new Artist in Residence. Angela is working on a project called 'Artful Migration' at WWT Caerlaverock which is developed with Upland and Moving Souls Dance. She will be writing regular blogs du
19 December 2017
Caerlaverock Green-winged Teal seen in Sweden!
Fantastic news that our regular wintering Green-winged Teal (ringed here in 2015 & affectionately known as 'Chuck') has been seen in Sweden! He is currently 1,677km away from us. Hopefully we will see him again this winter. Thanks to Johan Forssell fo
5 May 2017
3 eggs for our Ospreys and the Summer Walk is open!
Our pair of Osprey have now laid 3 eggs which they are now incubating on the nest! You can watch live between 10am and 5pm here: http://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaverock/experience/ospreys/ The eggs will likely hatch around mid May. The
29 April 2017
Splashtastic Scottish Puddle Jumping!
During the February halfterm holidays we held the Scottish Puddle Jumping Championships with Dusty Duck at WWT Caerlaverock! Puddle jumpers of all ages showed us their skills at making a splash – and our volunteer judge, Andy was looking for creativity,
1 March 2017
Rafts ahoy!
The Reserve Team have been very busy over the past two days and you will see a couple of new additions on your next visit! We have floated the first of five new nesting rafts on the Teal Pond... You can see the new raft from the Teal Pond hide and fing
22 February 2017
WWT Caerlaverock – Dragonfly Hotspot
In the summer of 2016, WWT Caerlaverock was designated a Dragonfly Hotspot by the British Dragonfly Society. For more information on the British Dragonfly Society (BDS) and Dragonfly Hotspots please see their website www.british-dragonflies.org.uk/content
30 January 2017
Osprey chicks ringed and now live online!
The two Osprey chicks have now been ringed by our colleagues at the Forestry Commission for Scotland. We have a male blue PW9 and female blue PW0 in the nest. They have also been fitted with satellite trackers, so we will be able to follow them throug
14 July 2016
Autumnwatch On-site!
The set-up for Autumnwatch is in full swing today with cables being laid, trucks arriving, hay bales being moved about…….. Photo credit: James Stevens The presenters have arrived and are out and about, watching th
29 October 2015
Green-winged Teal Returns!
A Green-winged Teal has returned to Caerlaverock for the third winter in a row. We believe this to be the same bird as the past 2 years because it has very similar behaviour. It seems to have joined the Eurasian Teal population which migrate to Fennoscand
24 October 2015
Autumnwatch 2015 comes to WWT Caerlaverock
WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre near Dumfries will be the venue for Autumnwatch 2015 Caerlaverock Wetland Centre is on the marshy banks of the Solway Firth, the overwintering home for the entire population of 30,000 Svalbard barnacle geese. It’s also o
13 July 2015