By As part of the ‘Restoring and Enhancing Carlingwark Loch’ project, funded by the Neighbourhood Ecosystem Fund, we are facilitating a community workshop with Galloway Fisheries Trust. DATE: Wednesday 25th June 2025 TIME: 10:30am-3pm VENUE: The Crannog, Lochside Park, Castle Douglas. DG7 1EZ The workshop will cover water quality sampling techniques
Youth Water Safety Programme 2025
The Loch Ken Youth Water Safety Programme is well underway for 2025, with young people in the region getting the chance to receive hands-on vital water safety training at the Galloway Activity Centre on Loch Ken. The programme, launched in 2023, has seen nearly 300 young people in the region
Bio Blitz!
Loch Ken Trust Ranger Education Programme 2025 The Loch Ken Trust Ranger Education Programme is underway for 2025 with local primary schools taking part in a wildlife recording bio blitz and water safety activity session at The Crannog around Lochside Park and Carlingwark Loch. Inspiring a love of all things
Ranger Group Meeting
Our first Ranger Group meeting of the season is being held on Monday 30th June 6:30pm at The Crannog, Lochside Park, Castle Douglas DG7 1EZ All welcome. Come along and hear about the work of your community ranger service and how you can get involved.
Resilience Test Event
A pilot resilience test event was staged in Dalry on 5th March, organised by the Loch Ken Trust, Dalry Community Council’s resilience team, the Dumfries and Galloway Climate Hub (DGCH), and the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service, with support from D&G Council’s Resilience Team. Light rain throughout the exercise added
Boat Registration
Loch Ken Trust is ceasing to run a boat registration scheme from the Loch Ken public slipway, Boat O Rhone, from April 1st 2025, due to increased multi usage and safety concerns. Other launch points are available Click here to enlarge map
Seasonal Ranger Opportunity!
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our community-led ranger service from May- October 2025. If you enjoy spending time in the outdoors and are passionate about protecting our environment, this could be the opportunity for you. Full details of the role can be found below
Chaos in Dalry!
Loch Ken Trust, Dumfries and Galloway Climate Hub and St John’s Town of Dalry Community Council are holding our first ever live resilience test event *Throughgate, St John’s Town of Dalry *Wednesday 5th March *Time: 11am-12pm The event will see a mock emergency scenario putting community members and their resilience
Climate Ready Glenkens
With extreme weather events happening all the more frequently, and two named storms in the UK already this season, Loch Ken Trust are pleased to announce they have received funding from the National Lottery Community Fund for resilience work in the Glenkens.The new funding from The National Lottery Community Fund,
National Award
We are delighted for our Head Ranger Leanne Pumpr who has been awarded the prestigious Margaret Fraser Award for the best article of the year in the Scottish Countryside Rangers Association SCRAmble magazine. The award is presented each year and was judged by Ann McKillop of the Scottish Countryside Ranger Association.
