Wildseasons is running a competition to win a behind the scenes visit to the set of Autumnwatch at Caerlaverock Nature Reserve for two people.
Residents and visitors to Dumfries and Galloway have the opportunity to win a behind the scenes tour of Autumnwatch at WWT Caerlaverock simply by going to walks and events in the Wild Autumn Festival.
Starting on the 2nd November on BBC2 Autumnwatch will be broadcast live from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust’s Caerlaverock Reserve. This is a week after the end of the Wild Autumn Festival, a series of walks, talks and activities looking at the wildlife and countryside of Dumfries and Galloway running from Friday 9th to Monday 26th October.
Wildseasons has got together with Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust to give one lucky person a behind the scenes tour to see the BBCs natural history team in action, see Autumnwatch being made and experience the incredible wildlife spectacle that everyone else just gets to see on TV.
Chair of the Council’s Economy, Environment and Infrastructure Committee, Councillor Colin Smyth said; “The BBC’s decision to bring Autumnwatch to Caerlaverock is testament to the fantastic wildlife found in Dumfries and Galloway. The Wild Autumn Festival gives residents and visitors to Dumfries and Galloway the opportunity to see this in real life before watching it on TV. And now with this competition they also have the chance to go behind the scenes and see Autumnwatch being made. As many of the events in the festival are entirely free of charge anyone can go along and join in, and if you don’t win you will still get an amazing wildlife experience.”
To enter the competition people must come to one of the events in the Wild Autumn Festival and take a photo of themselves at the event holding up the wild seasons logo. This photo must then be posted to our facebook page www.facebook.com/wildseasonsDG, tweeted to @wildseasonsDG, e-mailed to [email protected] or posted to Wildseasons, Countryside Services, Dumfries and Galloway Council, Militia House, English Street, Dumfries DG1 2HR.
People who go to more than one event can enter for every event that they go to, but only once per event. Photos must be submitted by midnight on 26th October and the winner will be announced on Tuesday the 27th October.
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.
Wildseasons is a group of organisations and individuals concerned with wildlife conservation and tourism in Dumfries and Galloway led by Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Countryside Team and the Southern Upland Partnership. Events in the festival are being run by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, RSPB, Lockerbie Wildlife Trust, Castle Kennedy Gardens, Logan Botanic Gardens, The Forestry Commission, National Trust for Scotland and freelance wildlife guides.
For more information and rules contact Tom Henry, [email protected], 07702 250958.
Terms and conditions:
Entries must include the photograph, your name and contact details, either e-mail address or a phone number so that we can contact you if you win.
There is no age requirement to enter but to attend the behind the scenes tour anyone under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Entries can be sent in any time from Friday the 9th October.
Entries must be received by us by midnight UK time on Monday the 26th October.
Each photograph will give one entry to the competition for one person so only one name should be attached to each photo.
The names attached to the photos will be put into a hat and the winner drawn out randomly on Tuesday 27th October.
The winner will be notified either by phone or e-mail on Tuesday 27th October.
If you win you must inform us of your intention to accept the prize by midnight on Wednesday 28th October or we will offer the prise to another randomly chosen entry.
The prize is a behind the scenes tour for two people of the filming of Autumnwatch at WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre. We cannot guarantee what will be happening during the tour, which members of cast and crew may be present or if you will be able to meet them. The tour will take place at some point between the 2nd and the 5th November 2015, we cannot guarantee exactly what date or time we will be able to arrange the tour.
We retain the right to cancel the tour in exceptional circumstances, if this happens we will try to rearrange at another time but if we are unable to do so there is no alternative prize.
There is no cash alternative to the prize.
If you win you must be able to get to WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre at a date and time agreed with us in order to accept the prize and must cover all transport and accommodation costs yourself. If you are unable to do so there is no alternative prize.
If you are unable to accept the prize we reserve the right to give it to another randomly drawn entry to the competition.
The name of the winner will be announced to the press and on our website and social media on Friday 6th November.
By entering the competition you give permission to Wildseasons or any of the member organisations of Wildseasons to use the photograph entered for promotional purposes. If you do not wish your photograph to be used you must inform us of this in writing.
Copyright of photos entered in the competition remains the property of the photographer however Wildseasons or members organisations of Wildseasons have the right to use them without paying a fee.
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Militia House
English Street
Dumfries
DG1 2HR
For more information contact [email protected]
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