Discover events in Dumfries & Galloway – South West Scotland

Bats of Taliesin

Taliesin, near Gelton, Castle Douglas

FREE EVENT. Join Species on the Edge for a nocturnal walk to discover the brilliant bats of Taliesin. Taliesin near Gelston, Castle Douglas An exciting opportunity to learn more about your local bats. Equipped with bat detectors we will embark on a multi-sensory exploration of Taliesin at Sunset to see which bat species are using […]

Free

Introductory Bat Detector Workshop – ‘Using your ears’

Threave Nature Reserve Castle Douglas, Scotland, United Kingdom

Join us as we explore the fascinating ultrasonic world of bat echolocation! NTS Threave Nature Reserve, Castle Douglas For more information and to book email liam.templeton@arc-trust.org

Free

Butterfly Recording Training Day – Solway Coast

Borgue Village Hall Borgue, Scotland, United Kingdom

Borgue Public Hall with a field-trip to Brighouse Bay This traing day is an exciting opportunity to learn about Dumfries and Galloway's Coastal Butterflies with a special focus on the rare Northern Brown Argus. The day is being run to support the surveying and monitoring of colonies and habitats of NBA along the Solway coast […]

Free

Colvend Bat Walk

Colvend Village Hall Colvend, Scotland, United Kingdom

Join Species on the Edge for a nocturnal walk to discover the brilliant bats in Dalbeattie Forest. An exciting opportunity to learn more about your local bats. Equipped with bat […]

Free

Northern Brown Argus Habitat Management Work Party

Aird's of Balcary Farm, Auchencairn, DG7 1QZ Tuesday 31st October, 10am - 3pm Join us at Airds of Balcary Farm for a day of practical conservation to improve habitat of one of Scotland's rarest and most threatened butterflies - the Northern Brown Argus. We will be selectively remove gorse scrub to benefit the common rock-rose […]

Free

Habitat Work Party at Barn Heugh, near Kirkandrews

Barn Heugh, Kirkandrews, DG6 4UB Thursday 28th November 10am - 3pm Join us for a day of practical conservation to improve the habitat of one of Scotland's rarest and most threatened butterflies - the Northern Brown Argus. We will be selectively removing gorse scrub to benefit the Common Rock Rose, the sole food plant of […]