Caerlaverock news
Friday 15th June - Avenue closed beyond Teal Pond Hide until further notice
The Avenue will remain closed beyond the Teal Pond Hide until further notice due to an unsafe tree which requires a tree surgeon to attend. This means there is no access to the Avenue Tower. We will let you know when it is likely to reopen. Apologies for
15 June 2018
Latest Sightings - Friday 15th June - Avenue still closed, everywhere else open as normal
It's a calm start to the day after yesterday's wild weather. Everywhere is open as normal except for the Avenue which is still closed at the Teal Pond Hide due to a fallen tree further down. We will get this cleared as soon as possible. Today's high tide
15 June 2018
Latest Sightings - access restrictions due to strong winds and tree damage - Thursday 14th June
Due to the strong winds & tree damage we have closed part of the site. No access in the Avenue beyond the Teal Pond Hide, no access to the River Walk during the high tide and no access to the Peter Scott Trail until further notice. Sorry for any inco
14 June 2018
Latest Sightings - Friday 8th June
Still plenty of breeding birds around the site at the moment, many of them feeding chicks. If you walk slowly down the Avenues you can hear chicks in the nestboxes calling to their parents to bring them food. The Oystercatchers on the Folly Pond have sadl
8 June 2018
Reserve Update- Thursday 7th June
There is lots of nestbox activity down the avenues, with Blue Tit and Great Tit chicks being fed and cheeping away. Robin chicks were also possibly heard in some undergrowth. 3 baby rabbits were spotted in their usual place half way down the Saltcot Loa
7 June 2018
Latest Sightings - Friday 1st June - Cygnets and chicks
Still plenty of chicks around the site today. A pair of Mute Swans have 6 cygnets on the Whooper Pond and a pair have 4 cygnets on the Flood Ground. The Oystercatchers have hatched 2 chicks on the Folly Pond raft, it seems the third egg was not viable an
1 June 2018
Latest Sightings - Wednesday 30th May - chicks hatching!
It's all about the chicks today. The Mute Swans on the Flood Ground and Teal Pond have hatched cygnets. Four have hatched on the Flood Ground and we are just waiting to get a full count from the Teal Pond pair. The Oystercatchers on the Folly Pond raft ha
30 May 2018
Latest Sightings - Saturday 26th May - more Lapwing chicks
There are more Lapwing chicks in Lochar Field this morning. Along with the large chick which hatched over a week ago, there is another brood of 4 chicks running around and still two nests to keep an eye on. A Marsh Harrier was seen on Thursday and could s
26 May 2018
Latest Sightings - Friday 25th May
A dry but breezy day today. Plenty of activity in the Peter Scott Trail, with our colony of Tree Sparrows using 5 of the nest boxes around the feeding station. The meadow is starting to grow quickly now with the first Northern Marsh Orchids coming out. T
25 May 2018
Reserve Update Tuesday 22nd May
Yesterday saw the appearance of five Long-tailed Tit chicks in the Wildlife garden. The adults can still be heard calling in the undergrowth this morning so the family is probably hanging around still. Temminck's Stint dropped into Folly Pond for the
22 May 2018
Reserve Update Thursday 17th May
Plenty of Large-Red Damselflies down the avenue this morning. The Lapwing chick in Lochar Field is growing quickly, and there is still one adult on a nest. A Buzzard was witnessed swooping over the field, but thankfully the Lapwing saw it off! There are s
17 May 2018
Reserve Update - Wednesday 16th May
The pitter patter of little feet continues with Moorhen chicks hatching out on our raised pond this weekend (so take care if pond dipping around there!) There have also been mallard ducklings on Folly Pond....but still no Mute Swan or Oystercatcher chic
16 May 2018
Reserve Update Saturday 12th May - Garganey pair
Pair of Garganey are showing well on the Folly Pond this morning. If you venture up the Farmhouse Tower watch the aerobatics of the House Martins as they collect mud down below and carry out renovation works on their nests just outside the windows. St
12 May 2018
Reserve Update Thursday 10th May
4 Brown Hares were seen this morning on the reserve, 1 in Corner Field, 1 in Lochar Field and 2 along the avenue. A Garden Warbler was heard, then later seen, making this the 2nd one on site. A single Ruff has been on the Folly Pond today, with a lone Dun
10 May 2018
Reserve Update Wednesday 9th May - Lapwing Chicks!
One of our pair of Lapwings on the Lochar Field now has two fluffy chicks running around them. They are regularly going back to sit underneath the parents due to the continued cold weather. The Swallows are back prospecting within the Teal Pond hide s
9 May 2018