Galloway Glens Summer Programme of Events Launched!

This week the Galloway Glens Scheme has launched a summer programme of events with activities for people of all ages planned over coming months.

Events run from June to August and, acknowledging ongoing restrictions, are either online, outdoors, or in person in small groups. They offer opportunities for people to get out into the Galloway countryside and celebrate our amazing heritage.

Activities vary from guided walks through local woodlands for participants of all ages, through to a bus tour of Galloway’s Lost Wells! The Programme kicks off on 20^th June with a Ken Words guided Poetry Walk, allowing writers among us to be inspired by the Galloway landscape.

Details of all events and how to book are listed on the Galloway Glens website under ‘Events’, or follow the @GallowayGlens social media channels for updates. Advance booking is essential at all events to allow numbers to be controlled.

The programme is overseen by Helen Keron, Galloway Glens Education & Community Engagement Officer. Helen said:

“It’s so exciting to be able to plan these small-group outdoor events again, allowing us to reconnect with our communities and our landscape. Thanks very much to all our partners, who have put on an amazing array of events that explore the breadth and depth of our Galloway Glens heritage. We look forward to seeing you at some of them!”

Direct booking links for all events:

• Ken Words Poetry Walk, 20th June: Ken Words: A Midsummer Flight- a poetry walk over holm hill at Dalry Town Hall
• Threave Landscape Restoration Project consultation event, 1st July: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/155948312601
• Minibeast Madness, 10th July: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159906192727
• Loch Ken Sausage Sizzle, 13th July: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159909835623
• Kirkcudbright Kirkyard Tour, 14th July: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159911468507
• Family Nature Trail, 14th July: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159916116409
• Guided Tour of RSPB Ken Dee Marshes, 15th July: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159917281895
• DAMP guided Walk – the old maps of the Glenkens, 16th July:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159917817497
• Kirkcudbright Kirkyard Tour, 21st July:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159914140499
• Walking Tour of the Woodhead Lead Mines, 22nd July: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159918784389
• Drop-in Trail Activities, 24th July: https://gallowayglens.org/drop-in-trail-activities-with-biosphere-explorers/
• Walking Tour of Castle Douglas,28th July: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159920156493
• Family Woodland Activities, 28th July:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159920722185
• Kirkcudbright Kirkyard Tour, 29th July:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159914284931
• How Healthy is a River ?, 29th July:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159949817209
• Soil and Soul, 31st July, https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/136456048715
• Bus Tour of the Lost Wells of Galloway, 3rd August:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159951058923
• Peatlands Discovery, 3rd August:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159951791113
• Kirkcudbright Kirkyard Tour, 4th August:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159914792449
• CYDI Test Pitting Event at Threave, 6th August:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159952784083
• CYDI Test Pitting Event at Threave, 7th August:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159952968635
• Kirkcudbright Kirkyard Tour, 11th August:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159914435381
• Carsphairn to Polmaddy Guided Walk, 15th August:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159953227409
• Kirkcudbright Kirkyard Tour, 18th August:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159914896761
• Drystane Dyking, 21st August, more information coming

• Polmaddy to Earlstoun guided Walk, 22nd August:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/159953598519