{"id":5824,"date":"2025-09-19T10:35:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T10:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitangus.com\/?post_type=whats-on&#038;p=5824"},"modified":"2025-09-19T10:35:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T10:35:28","slug":"goosefest-at-montrose-basin","status":"publish","type":"whats-on","link":"https:\/\/visitangus.com\/whats-on\/goosefest-at-montrose-basin\/","title":{"rendered":"GooseFest at Montrose Basin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join us this October for our inaugural GooseFest, marking the arrival of these incredible birds to the Basin and celebrating 30 years of the Montrose Basin Visitor Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing the first skeins of geese flying overhead is a significant moment in nature\u2019s calendar \u2013 a sure sign that autumn is upon us. This year, we\u2019re marking this magical moment with our very first GooseFest and we hope you\u2019ll join us.<\/p>\n<p>From family activities at the visitor centre to a chance to take to the Basin on a rowing boat, there\u2019s something for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s On:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wednesday 1 to Sunday 12 October &#8211; Pink-footed Goose Trail<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday 1 October &#8211; Feathers and Fables<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday 1 October &#8211; Ask a Ranger<\/li>\n<li>Thursday 2 October &#8211; Geese and How to Count Them<\/li>\n<li>Friday 3 October &#8211; Pink Foot Friday<\/li>\n<li>Sunday 5 October &#8211; Wild Geese Rising<\/li>\n<li>Sunday 5 October &#8211; Pink Sunset<\/li>\n<li>Monday 6 October &#8211; Goose Town Walk<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday 7 October &#8211; Ask a Ranger<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday 8 October &#8211; Awesome Geese in Autumn<\/li>\n<li>Thursday 9 October &#8211; After-hours with the Geese<\/li>\n<li>Thursday 9 October &#8211; Oars on the Water, Wings in the Sky<\/li>\n<li>Saturday 11 October &#8211; \u2018Goose\u2019 Sunset Row<\/li>\n<li>Saturday 11 October &#8211; Felting Geese<\/li>\n<li>Sunday 12 October &#8211; Pink Sunset<\/li>\n<li>Sunday 12 October &#8211; After-hours with the Geese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please check individual event details as some will require advance booking to secure your place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk\/things-to-do\/wildlife-events\/goosefest-2025\/\">Find out more<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5825,"template":"","tags":[],"location":[11],"accessibility":[],"whats-on-category":[43,49,40,45,46,161],"class_list":["post-5824","whats-on","type-whats-on","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-montrose","whats-on-category-children-family","whats-on-category-sports-leisure","whats-on-category-outdoors","whats-on-category-talks","whats-on-category-walks-tours","whats-on-category-workshops"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.0 (Yoast SEO v25.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What&#039;s On in Angus | Visit Angus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Find out what&#039;s on in Angus - see the range of exciting events and festivals taking place throughout the year, with something for everyone to enjoy.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/visitangus.com\/whats-on\/goosefest-at-montrose-basin\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What&#039;s On in Angus | Visit Angus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Find out what&#039;s on in Angus - see the range of exciting events and festivals taking place throughout the year, with something for everyone to enjoy.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/visitangus.com\/whats-on\/goosefest-at-montrose-basin\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Visit Angus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/d1ssu070pg2v9i.cloudfront.net\/visit-angus\/2025\/09\/19103459\/Pink-with-white-outline-730x516-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"730\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"516\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitangus.com\/whats-on\/goosefest-at-montrose-basin\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/visitangus.com\/whats-on\/goosefest-at-montrose-basin\/\",\"name\":\"What's On in Angus | Visit Angus\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitangus.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitangus.com\/whats-on\/goosefest-at-montrose-basin\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitangus.com\/whats-on\/goosefest-at-montrose-basin\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/d1ssu070pg2v9i.cloudfront.net\/visit-angus\/2025\/09\/19103459\/Pink-with-white-outline-730x516-1.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-19T10:35:28+00:00\",\"description\":\"Find out what's on in Angus - see the range of exciting events and festivals taking place throughout the year, with something for everyone to enjoy.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitangus.com\/whats-on\/goosefest-at-montrose-basin\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/visitangus.com\/whats-on\/goosefest-at-montrose-basin\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitangus.com\/whats-on\/goosefest-at-montrose-basin\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/d1ssu070pg2v9i.cloudfront.net\/visit-angus\/2025\/09\/19103459\/Pink-with-white-outline-730x516-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/d1ssu070pg2v9i.cloudfront.net\/visit-angus\/2025\/09\/19103459\/Pink-with-white-outline-730x516-1.png\",\"width\":730,\"height\":516,\"caption\":\"A graphic logo for \\\"GOOSEFEST\\\" against a black background. 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