The observatory
The Saltcot Merse observatory provides excellent views over the reserve and south over the vast salt marshes to the Solway and Lake District fells.
Tadpole shrimps
The tadpole shrimp, triops cancriformis, is possibly the oldest living animal species on earth. Caerlaverock is one of the few places it has been found.
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Winter birds
Come October numbers of barnacle geese, whooper swans and other wintering birds grow in numbers to their tens of thousands.
Photography course
Book your place on this two-day residential wildlife photography course for beginner-intermediate level at Caerlaverock.
