The WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre is the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust's most northerly outpost - a spectacular 1,400 acre wild reserve on the north Solway coast. Get away from it all and immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of nature. A place where the wild world still has the power to touch, thrill and inspire. The Solway is renowned as the winter home of the Svalbard barnacle geese, numbering up to 30,000 birds. Caerlaverock also welcomes thousands of other wintering wildfowl including whooper swans from Iceland. In summer explore the wildlife meadows and watch ospreys hunting over the Solway or via a live CCTV camera from the nest. Barn owls, badgers, natterjack toads and tadpole shrimps are also a delight. Four observation towers, 18 hides and a heated observatory overlook the reserve. In the visitor centre there is a Fairtrade coffee shop, theatre and gift shop. Binoculars for hire. Free car and coach park.
