Saturday 6th March 5pm - 7pm; Gaggle of Geese Dusk Walk - free guided walk starting at Wigtown County Buildings, Wigtown DG8 9JH to celebrate sunset with the geese of Wigtown Bay Local Nature Reserve. For more information contact Elizabeth Tindal phone 01988402401 or email elizabeth.tindal@dumgal.gov.uk 10 am to 3pm; Join the Goose Bus. A really special day out - a bus with a guide, binoculars, telescopes and identification books to help you find and identify some of our local geese. Cost £10. For more information contact Elizabeth Tindal phone 01988402401 or email elizabeth.tindal@dumgal.gov.uk 10am to 3.30 pm; Environment Fair, DG1 Leisure Centre, Dumfries. All the organisations taking part will be attending this Fair and will be in their own special Wild Goose Chase Corner with events and displays on geese. For more information contact Elizabeth Tindal phone 01988402401 or email elizabeth.tindal@dumgal.gov.uk
Sunday 7th March 6am to 5pm; Wild Goose Chase Day of events at WWT Caerlaverock Normal admission charges apply, WWT members free, catering not included in admission price. No additional charge for the Wild Goose Chase events. 6am Dawn flight; 11am - 2pm Guided walks; 4pm Goose illustrated talk. Bring warm waterproof clothing and boots and binoculars if possible. For more information please contact Brian Morrell phone 01387770200 or email brian.morrell@wwt.org.uk 5 .30am - 7.30am; Gaggle of Geese Dawn walk (please book) - celebrate sunrise in spectacular surroundings with the geese of Wigtown Bay Local Nature Reserve, with a free dawn guided walk starting at Wigtown County Buildings, Wigtown DG8 9JH. There will be a free Fairtrade breakfast at the end of this walk with porridge to warm you all up, this is part of Wigtown's Fairtrade fortnight. For more information and to book contact Elizabeth Tindal phone 01988402401 or email elizabeth.tindal@dumgal.gov.uk 10 am to 3pm; Join the Goose Bus - A really special day out - a bus with a guide, binoculars, telescopes and identification books to help you find and identify some of our local geese. Cost £10. For more information contact Elizabeth Tindal phone 01988402401 or email elizabeth.tindal@dumgal.gov.uk
Wednesday 10th March 10am-12 noon; Goose Guide in the hide - spend time in our hide geese spotting at Mersehead Nature Reserve, Southwick, Dumfries DG2 8AH. Grid ref NX925561. This event is a free, with a goose guide to help identification plus binoculars and a telescope for you to use. For more information contact Keeley Spate phone 01387780579 or email keeley.spate@rspb.org.uk 2.30pm –dusk; Goose guide in the hide at Wigtown Bay LNR Observe thousands of geese around Wigtown Bay Local Nature Reserve at this free event, binoculars, telescope and identification books provided as well as a goose guide. Meet at Wigtown Harbour Bird hide NX438551. For more information contact Elizabeth Tindal phone 01988402401 or email elizabeth.tindal@dumgal.gov.uk
Thursday 11th March 5am to 7am; Dawn Goose Watch (please book) - a dawn walk along the Nith Estuary looking over to Kirkconnel Merse to see what is shown up by the sunrise and the incoming tide. Meet at Glencaple Quay carpark, NX 994 687. Booking essential. contact Tom Henry: phone 07702250958 or email tom.henry@dumgal.gov.uk 11am to 12noon; Meet the swans at Carlingwark Loch - Come and learn more about the Carlingwark swans. Look for the DGC Ranger vehicle at Loch-side car park, Castle Douglas beside Carlingwark Loch. For more information contact Keith Kirk phone 01556505479 or email keith.kirk@dumgal.gov.uk
Saturday 13th March 10am to 3pm; Join the Goose Bus - a really special day out - a bus with a guide, binoculars, telescopes and identification books to help you find and identify some of our local geese. Cost £10. For more information contact Elizabeth Tindal phone 01988402401 or email elizabeth.tindal@dumgal.gov.uk 5pm - 7pm; Gaggle of Geese Dusk walk - free guided walk starting at Wigtown County Buildings, Wigtown DG8 9JH to celebrate sunset with the geese of Wigtown Bay Local Nature Reserve. For details contact Elizabeth Tindal phone 01988402401 or email elizabeth.tindal@dumgal.gov.uk
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