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Castle Espie Receives Top Toilet Award
WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre is flushed with pride after picking up a top award for providing improved changing facilities for disabled children. Castle Espie was awarded the orange level for its facilities by the Firefly Garden, a not-for-profit onli
12 October 2015
Big Brent Event Welcomes Arctic Arrivals
Castle Espie Wetland Centre will celebrate the return of the light-bellied brent geese to Strangford Lough by hosting the first Big Brent Event promising family fun, wildlife experts and free workshops from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th October. Every year in
15 September 2015
Nature Explorers: Mon 24th - Mon 31st August
Your passport is waiting, your expedition is set and your summer adventure starts at Castle Espie! Every day there are four self guided activities to complete to earn stickers for the Nature Explorers passport – nature explorers trail, scavenger hunt,
18 August 2015
Nature Explorers: Mon 17th - Sun 23rd August
Nature Explorers Craft - self guided. Your passport is waiting, your expedition is set and your summer adventure starts at Castle Espie! Every day there are four self guided activities to complete to earn stickers for
18 August 2015
Castle Espie and Attenborough Get All Aflutter
Sir David Attenborough launches the Big Butterfly Count. Castle Espie Wetland Centre and Sir David Attenborough are inviting you to get outside this summer to count butterflies. The Big Butterfly Count runs till Sunda
22 July 2015
Nature Explorers: Mon 3rd - Sun 9th August
Feed the ducks, geese and swans in Close Encounters Your passport is waiting, your expedition is set and your summer adventure starts at Castle Espie! Every day there are four self guided activities to complete to ear
22 July 2015
Nature Explorers: Mon 27th July - Sun 2nd August
Pond Dipping. Pic Nigel Snell / WWT Your passport is waiting, your expedition is set and your summer adventure starts at Castle Espie! Every day there are four self guided activities to complete to earn stickers for t
17 July 2015
Nature Explorers: Mon 20th - Sun 26th July
Pond Dipping: Andrew Bustard / WWT Your passport is waiting, your expedition is set and your summer adventure starts at Castle Espie! Every day there are four self guided activities to complete to earn stickers for th
17 July 2015
Nature Explorers: Mon 13th - Sun 19th July
Den Building at Castle Espie Your passport is waiting, your expedition is set and your summer adventure starts at Castle Espie! Every day there are four self guided activities to complete to earn stickers for the Natu
17 July 2015
First Light-bellied Brent Goslings Hatch
(c) Chris Henry WWT WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre has announced the safe arrival of two light-bellied brent geese goslings. It’s the first time that the aviculture team at Castle Espie have successfully bred lig
17 July 2015
Nature Explorers: Mon 6th - Sun 12th July
Be a Nature Explorer this summer at Castle Espie Your passport is waiting, your expedition is set and your summer adventure starts at Castle Espie! Every day there are four self guided activities to complete to earn s
6 July 2015
Pop-Up Pit Stop for Gran Fondo Cyclists
Castle Espie Centre Manager Sarah Clarke is pictured with Roy, a regular cyclist and Castle Espie visitor at the Pop-up Pit Stop on the Ballydrain Road. On Sunday 21st June during the Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia event
16 June 2015
Curiosity is Rewarded at Secret Swamp
Brothers Toby and Archie McKelvey were amongst the first children to discover the Secret Swamp at Castle Espie when it opened on Saturday 30th May 2015. Castle Espie Wetland Centre has revealed The Secret Swamp - a n
31 May 2015
Award Winning Artist's Striking New Exhibition The Pondered Path Opens at Castle Espie Gallery
Multi award winning artist Millie Moore is impressing visitors to the Castle Espie with her striking exhibition The Pondered Path which recaptures the atmospheric experiences and the senses stored up from walking in her local landscape in rural County Do
26 May 2015
Dawn Chorus to Reach a Crescendo
Dawn Chorus Wren. Credit: Richie Lort On Saturday 11th April at 6:30am we are offering a unique opportunity to enjoy our wonderful wildlife reserve before daybreak with a Dawn Chorus. Everyone, from those with
30 March 2015