New £1.5million observatory to be developed in Galloway Forest Park
A new £1.5 million observatory is set to be developed in the Galloway Forest Park. The Scottish Dark Sky Observatory (SDSO) ...
New Scottish Dark Sky Observatory location revealed in Dumfries and Galloway
A new home has been found for the Scottish Dark Sky Observatory, three years after it was destroyed by fire in the Forest ...
Observatory destroyed by fire to ‘rise from the ashes’ at new site
The Scottish Dark Sky Observatory will open on the banks of Clatteringshaws Loch in Galloway Forest Park in late 2026.
Motorists warned to expect delays on key Dumfries and Galloway road due to gully clearing
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Scottish agency gave schoolchildren ‘skewed’ survey in bid for national park
Scotland’s nature agency has been accused of subjecting schoolchildren to a “heavily-biased presentation” to try and drum up ...
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'There's a third option': Alternative boundary for Scottish national park proposed as consultation begins
Matt Cross’s suggestion to base a new park entirely on the core of Galloway’s Forest Park | Matt Cross “This is an area of pretty much wild land stretching roughly from Newton Stewart to ...
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A decade of the UK's first Dark Sky Park in Galloway
The Galloway Forest Park was declared the UK's first Dark Sky Park on 16 November 2009. But what exactly does that mean? And, over the intervening years, what difference - if any - has it made?
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Center Parcs is gamechanger for Borders that highlights folly of Galloway National Park
As the Galloway consultation begins under the Scottish ... Scotsman of opting instead for enhancing the existing Galloway Forest Park might provide the SNP with an “off-ramp” in the run ...
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This ‘scenic’ yet ‘vibrant’ location is the UK’s cheapest place to rent
The River Nith is another beautiful local spot (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) There’s also the Galloway Forest Park, which is an International Dark Sky Park situated amid 300 square miles ...
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Rare Leisler's bat roost found in Galloway Forest Park
The rare Leisler's bat has taken up a maternity roost in Galloway Forest Park, the second confirmed site for it in Scotland. The grouping of female bats come together in a location in late summer ...