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Caerlaverock

A visual melting pot of swirling blues and greys, the mudflats of Caerlaverock provide a winter feast for birds like barnacle geese, bar-tailed godwit and knot. Arrive at dusk in early summer and listen to the eerie chorus of natterjack toads as they compete to attract a mate, noisily croaking for attention.

• Best time to visit

  All year round, winter months for wildfowl.
  

• Getting there

  Eight miles south of Dumfries on the Bankend Road.
  

• Visitor facilities

  Visitor room, path network with raised boardwalks, viewing platform, picnic areas, cycle racks and viewing hide. Care needed – the inter-tidal mudflats and marshes can be dangerous. There is a Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Centre adjacent to the National Nature Reserve.
  

• Contact

  SNH, Caerlaverock NNR Office, Hollands Farm Road, Caerlaverock, Dumfries DG1 4RS. Tel: 01387 770275.
  

• Managed by

  Scottish Natural Heritage