Dumfriesshire - Caerlaverock
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The reserve is by the estuary of the Solway Firth in Western Scotland. This 1,400 acre wild nature reserve with hides and observation towers linked by a network or screened approaches and seasonal nature trails is simply a must visit for any wildlife lover.
WHERE IS CAERLAVEROCK?
Wildfowl and wetlands centre , Eastpark Farm, Dumfriesshire, DG1 4RS. 14km Southeast of Dumfries.
WILDLIFE AT CAERLAVEROCK?
Heres are some of the key highlights:
25,000 Barnacle geese live here between October and April.
A cottage on the reserve offers the chance to go and see badgers at a nearby sett and even have a purpose built hide for you to view them from.
Ospreys can be seen hunting, as well as on a CCTV camera that monitors the nest.
Barn owls can also be seen on CCTV and in the flesh. Remember they're easiest to spot after a period of rain.
Whooper swans gather in large numbers.
Britain's rarest amphibian - the Naterjack Toad - can be seen in Caerlaverock
OK, you're almost certainly not going to spot it but the rare White-tailed Plover was seen here in June 2007 - the only sighting in Scotland and only the 4th in Britain.
There are some additional details here:
http://www.wwt.org.uk/gallery/117/caerlaverock.html
WHERE IS CAERLAVEROCK?
Wildfowl and wetlands centre , Eastpark Farm, Dumfriesshire, DG1 4RS. 14km Southeast of Dumfries.
WILDLIFE AT CAERLAVEROCK?
Heres are some of the key highlights:
25,000 Barnacle geese live here between October and April.
A cottage on the reserve offers the chance to go and see badgers at a nearby sett and even have a purpose built hide for you to view them from.
Ospreys can be seen hunting, as well as on a CCTV camera that monitors the nest.
Barn owls can also be seen on CCTV and in the flesh. Remember they're easiest to spot after a period of rain.
Whooper swans gather in large numbers.
Britain's rarest amphibian - the Naterjack Toad - can be seen in Caerlaverock
OK, you're almost certainly not going to spot it but the rare White-tailed Plover was seen here in June 2007 - the only sighting in Scotland and only the 4th in Britain.
There are some additional details here:
http://www.wwt.org.uk/gallery/117/caerlaverock.html
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