Wildlife

Wild Geese of Dumfries & Galloway

Dumfries and Galloway is a wonderful place to see geese as here you can find six of the seven species of geese in the UK. The geese to be found are: Most of these geese are migratory and arrive in September/October, spending the winter here until February/March, before returning to northern climes to breed.Many of […]

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Pond Creation

Ponds are permanent or seasonal waterbodies between 1 m2 and 2 hectares in surface area (about 2.5 football pitches). This definition includes: temporary ponds that dry up in warm weather during the summer months any that occur during the year, as well as tiny waterbodies pools and very shallow ponds ‘wader scrapes’ Ponds can be

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Action for Scotland’s Seas

Launched in 2021 The Solway Marine Litter Project has the ambition to have over 200 miles of cleaner coastline in Dumfries and Galloway.   MAC-CAN volunteers contributed to this action for climate change and protection of nature by taking part in a huge organised litter pick, here in the Machars.   For more information on

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Wildlife

Pond Creation

Ponds are permanent or seasonal waterbodies between 1 m2 and 2 hectares in surface area (about 2.5 football pitches). This definition includes: temporary ponds that dry up in warm weather during the summer months any that occur during the year, as well as tiny waterbodies pools and very shallow ponds ‘wader scrapes’ Ponds can be

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