Internet and phone lines down

Our internet and phone lines are currently down so please bring cash if visiting the reserve. If you are trying to contact us, it will take a little longer for us to respond. Email is the best option - info.caerlaverock@wwt.org.uk. We hope to have it back by early next week but will update as and when we have more information.

Wetland Word of the Week 19

8 July 2024

Our wetland word today is...

... bitterie which means sand martin in Scots. The word comes from 'bite the bank' because this is the technique they use to remove material from the sandy cliffs to excavate their nests. Sand martins are a summer visitor to the UK and their tunnels can be up to a metre in length!

Words by Marianne Nicholson

Feature image of a sand martin by James Lees