Caerlaverock news
Garden Bird Quiz!
Test your garden bird identification skills
27 March 2020
Mammal Tracking!
Learn the tracks of mammals found on our reserve
25 March 2020
Scottish Puddle Jumping Championships 2020
Make a Splash at WWT Caerlaverock Scottish Puddle Jumping Championships this February Half Term
15 February 2020
Otterly cute!
We are delighted that a family of wild otters have been visiting the reserve regularly in the last couple of weeks
10 January 2020
Wild Geese Return!
The wild geese are returning to the Solway for the winter
3 October 2019
Anniversary of the Paddock
It is two years since the Paddock project began - find out how it has has changed
23 August 2019
Summer in the Garden
An update by Caerlaverock Reserve Warden Rhiannon Hatfield, on the highlights of the wildlife garden this summer
19 August 2019
Where have all the moorhens gone?
WWT Caerlaverock placement student, Catrin Eden, discusses the results of her research project on moorhens.
6 August 2019
Wetland Explorers at Caerlaverock this summer
Families can take part in a variety of wild, watery adventures this school summer holidays.
2 July 2019
Giant LEGO® Brick Animals return to WWT Caerlaverock
Back by popular demand! The amazing GIANT LEGO® brick animal trail, the only one of its kind in the UK, has returned to WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre with three NEW models.
11 May 2019
Latest Sightings - Saturday 12th January
Opening times: 10am - 5pm every day except Christmas Day No sign of the Green-winged Teal yet this morning, but it could still be around. Not as many Teal on the Folly Pond first thing, so it could have moved to the Flood Ground or Teal Pond. A large floc
12 January 2019
Latest Sightings - Friday 11th January - Green-winged Teal is back
Opening times: 10am - 5pm every day except Christmas Day The drake Green-winged Teal has reappeared on the Folly Pond today, currently best viewed from Sharp's Lookout. Named Whooper Swan arrivals: YHS - Solway Siren Lost Darvic - Hagar YJL - Linda H YSJ
11 January 2019
Latest Sightings - Wednesday 9th January
Opening times: 10am - 5pm every day except Christmas Day A frosty and sunny start to the day, with plenty of geese in the fields. The swans are doing their best to break the ice in the Whooper Pond which the ducks seem grateful for! Named Whooper Swan ar
9 January 2019
Reserve Update Monday 7th January
Blustery start to the day but this is proving ideal for wader watching. Mixed flock of over 300 Golden Plover and Lapwing in the Lochar field. This field has also been good recently for Redshank, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit and Dunlin so do have a sca
7 January 2019
Latest Sightings - Saturday 5th January
Still no sign of the Green-winged Teal since it was seen on the 2nd January. The two Greater Scaup are still on the Whooper Pond, one of them appears to have some Tufted Duck in it's ancestry as it shows a Tufted Duck bill (completely dark tip, as opposed
5 January 2019