Caerlaverock news
Avian Influenza Update
The Wild Goose Festival is back for yet another year celebrating the geese that spend their winters in Dumfries and Galloway and our connection to them. This year, the WWT Caerlaverock team is particularly excited to be dedicating this week to these fanta
13 October 2024
Autumn sounds like geese
The first week of October. No doubting it is definitely autumn now. Nights are drawing in, mornings are chill and misty. Nearly time to crack out the thermals (I said nearly!). Here at WWT Caerlaverock, autumn looks like trees losing their leaves. It look
4 October 2024
5 reasons to visit this autumn
Behold beautiful vistas. Be entranced by extraordinary habitats. Witness spectacular species. What will you discover today?
1 October 2024
Summer to autumn
As the seasons shift from summer to autumn, I start to notice a change in Caerlaverock. The summer trail has now shut its gates for the winter and the Whooper Pond is almost ready to receive its annual swan migrants. The swallows and house martins have ga
29 September 2024
Rainy summer reminiscing
As the autumn winds begin to blow our way carrying northern wildfowl to our shores, I have been reminiscing about the breeding season that has just past us here at Caerlaverock. The 2024 spring and summer was not an easy time for our birds on the reserve
26 September 2024
Scottish Climate Week
Scottish Climate week is the 23rd to 29th of September 2024. What will you do this week?
23 September 2024
Luxury knitwear or wetland conservation?
Welcome to our new placement student, Annabelle
17 September 2024
From the Peak District to the Solway Coast
Welcome one of our new reserve placements, Madisyn
11 September 2024
Wetland Word of the Week 28
Our wetland word today is... ... heather bleater which is the Scots for snipe, a regular visitor to Caerlaverock, known for the distinctive drumming sound the males make in flight. This sound isn't a call but come from their tail! This is where the Scots
9 September 2024
Summer seed collection
One thing that I have never had a chance to do before becoming a warden here at WWT Caerlaverock was collecting wildflower seeds for meadow creation. On a nice summer’s day (proven to be a rare sight here this year) I set off on my wander along the summ
7 September 2024
Who needs fences? Part 2: The Wilder, Wetter Caerlaverock Diaries no.5
It’s been 3 months since our last update on our Nofence collared cattle. At the time, we were at the stage of getting the cattle (and ourselves) used to the collars and how it all works. It’s been a summer of trial and error out but overall, the colla
4 September 2024
I can't believe it's over
Ed reminisces about her time at WWT Caerlaverock as a reserve placement.
29 August 2024
A successful year!
Ed discusses the results of the 2024 tree sparrow nestbox monitoring.
27 August 2024
Wetland Word of the Week 26
Our wetland word of the week today is 'wheatear', a small bird that spends its summers in the UK and its winter in central Africa. The name comes from Old English meaning white and arse - this of course refers to the pale rump!
26 August 2024
What a year to look back on
My placement year at Caerlaverock has sadly come to an end but what an incredible time to look back on. Living and working at Caerlaverock has been a privilege. I will miss able to step out into such a dynamic and varied environment every morning.
21 August 2024