This week at Castle Espie we welcomed two surprise visitors. Two Dexter Cows have moved on to the reserve for the summer months as part of Castle Espie’s grazing and conservation programme. We ran a competition on our Facebook page and are happy to anno
22 July 2016
Nestled in a quiet corner on the North West shore of Strangford Lough at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre, the Kingfisher Kitchen is a hidden gem with unrivalled and uninterrupted views of the nature reserve’s lake across to Scrabo Tower. View from The
11 July 2016
Summer has arrived at Castle Espie but the sunshine doesn’t seem to have arrived with it – luckily our ducks and birds enjoy the rain and it looks like all of our visitors like it too! Eyevan Dinsmore's duaghter enjoys walking with the ducks in the r
11 July 2016
Amber Willis, who's nearly two and from Newtownards has been named as the first ever Northern Ireland Puddle Jumping Champion after participating in the WWT Big Splash at Castle Espie Wetland Centre during February half term. Over 2,000 puddle jumpers f
1 March 2016
[caption id="attachment_55688" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Oliva Rose (7) and Watson Kingham (8) get a first look at Flavia the flamingo at Castle Espie's LEGO brick animal trail. [/caption] The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust’s (WWT) giant LEGO bri
12 February 2016
Children of all ages are being encouraged to get out into the fresh air and have fun jumping in puddles this February half term with WWT’s Big Splash at Castle Espie Wetland Centre, Comber from Monday 15 - Sunday 22 February. The Big Splash at Castle E
20 January 2016
A new exhibition celebrating Northern Ireland's Year of Food and Drink 2016 has opened at the Castle Espie Gallery. The ‘Our Food So Good’ quilting exhibition by the Loose Thread Quilters has drawn inspiration from the wealth of quality produce avail
19 January 2016
A Christmas elf named locally as Espie has been causing havoc at Castle Espie Wetland Centre near Comber. Just like the increasingly popular Elf on the Shelf tradition played out in households across the globe, Espie the Elf has arrived from the North Po
8 December 2015
Greenshank by Adele Pound Nature through Art Exhibition 2016 - Artists' Call The Castle Espie Gallery at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre is a well respected exhibition space for a variety of high quality artist
15 November 2015
WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre is flushed with pride after picking up a top award for providing improved changing facilities for disabled children. Castle Espie was awarded the orange level for its facilities by the Firefly Garden, a not-for-profit onli
12 October 2015
Castle Espie Wetland Centre will celebrate the return of the light-bellied brent geese to Strangford Lough by hosting the first Big Brent Event promising family fun, wildlife experts and free workshops from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th October. Every year in
15 September 2015
Your passport is waiting, your expedition is set and your summer adventure starts at Castle Espie! Every day there are four self guided activities to complete to earn stickers for the Nature Explorers passport – nature explorers trail, scavenger hunt,
18 August 2015
Nature Explorers Craft - self guided. Your passport is waiting, your expedition is set and your summer adventure starts at Castle Espie! Every day there are four self guided activities to complete to earn stickers for
18 August 2015
Sir David Attenborough launches the Big Butterfly Count. Castle Espie Wetland Centre and Sir David Attenborough are inviting you to get outside this summer to count butterflies. The Big Butterfly Count runs till Sunda
22 July 2015
Feed the ducks, geese and swans in Close Encounters Your passport is waiting, your expedition is set and your summer adventure starts at Castle Espie! Every day there are four self guided activities to complete to ear
22 July 2015