BBC Autumnwatch sneak peak:
DG Wild Autumn Festival
The events programme for this year’s Wild Autumn Festival has just been released. There are walks, talks and activities looking at the wildlife and countryside of Dumfries and Galloway running from Friday 9 to Monday 26 October.
Autumn is a fantastic time to watch wildlife. You can choose from the spectacular arrival of tens of thousands of barnacle geese at Caerlaverock and Mersehead, the red deer rutting season in Galloway Forest Park or a wildlife kayaking adventure at Loch Ken - there is something for everyone! This is your chance to get out and about in Dumfries and Galloway and, with the help of local expert rangers, to find the best places to watch wildlife and learn what’s what.
The festival is taking place just before the BBC arrives to broadcast its popular Autumnwatch program live from the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust’s Caerlaverock Wetlands Reserve. Autumnwatch will be going on air from 2nd November on BBC2.
Councillor Collin Smyth said: "These events give everybody the opportunity to get out and experience the fantastic wildlife found in Dumfries and Galloway. As everyone who lives here knows Autumn is a special time of year with the geese arriving back, the changing colours of the woodlands and the roaring of the stags."
He adds: "BBC Autumnwatch coming to Caerlaverock is going to let the rest of the country know how great this region is in the autumn and the Wild Autumn festival gives people the chance to get a preview of what they will see on TV.”
The complete list of events can be found at www.wildseasons.co.uk along with information on the wildlife of Dumfries and Galloway, the best places to go for a day out in the countryside and places to stay while you’re here.
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