Destination Tweed
A major river-revitalisation project working to conserve, celebrate and share the nature, history and stories of the River Tweed.
Our Area
The River Tweed is one of the UK’s most important and highly designated river corridors boasting a rich natural and cultural heritage. Nestled in the heart of the Scottish Borders and crossing over to Northumberland, the River Tweed weaves its way through lush green valleys, impressive landscapes, and picturesque towns, crossing borders and centuries of history.
Our Projects
As part of Destination Tweed, a range of river, landscape and cultural enhancement projects are working with partners and communities along the River Tweed, creating opportunities to celebrate, care for, enjoy and promote the river sustainably. Check out our projects below!
River Tweed Trail
At approximately 113 miles, the River Tweed Trail will be one of the UK’s newest source-to-sea walking and cycling routes, showcasing the exceptional natural, built and cultural heritage from Moffat, past the source of the river, to Berwick-upon-Tweed where the river meets the sea.
View ProjectCrook Inn Bunkhouse
The Crook Inn Bunkhouse is an amazing testament to community action, innovative design and love of local heritage. After the successful Save the Crook campaign, the Inn and surrounding land was purchased by the Tweedsmuir Community Company in 2016 and is currently being redeveloped into a quality accommodation offer and community space.
View ProjectBiggar Water
The Biggar Water Restoration project is working to develop and deliver riparian enhancements along stretches of the Biggar Burn to enhance the landscape and biodiversity of the area.
View ProjectDesigned Landscapes
The Designed Landscapes project is helping to restore important natural and cultural assets along the River Tweed ensuring their legacy for future generations.
View ProjectInvasive Non-Native Species
The Tweed Invasives Project began in 2002 in response to strong public demand to tackle giant hogweed and, since then, it has become one of the largest and most successful of its kind in the UK, covering the entire 5000km2 Tweed catchment.
View ProjectWoodlands for Wildlife & Water
The River Tweed faces many ecological challenges including the negative effects of climate change. Our Woodlands for Wildlife and Water project, managed by Tweed Forum, is working to help combat these issues by planting around 200ha of new native and riparian woodlands.
View ProjectTweedWATCH
Training the future generation of river guardians is an important part of the Destination Tweed project, sharing our passion for and knowledge of the river environment to educate on how to care for and enjoy the river responsibly.
View ProjectPollinators Along the Tweed
Fighting against the decline of pollinators due to issues associated with climate change, use of pesticides and, increasingly, the loss of suitable habitat.
View ProjectReviving the Wild Heart
A landscape scale ecological restoration initiative that will restore a mosaic of natural habitats including native woodland, montane scrub, wetland, hay meadows and ancient woodland.
View ProjectUncovering the Tweed
Delivering a community-based archaeology programme to investigate important sites of activity along the river and in the surrounding area.
View ProjectConnecting Threads
Connecting Threads brings together creative practitioners with conservationists, environmentalists, scientists, river specialists and communities of place and purpose, to celebrate the River Tweed through a five-year programme of cultural activity.
View ProjectCommunity Grants
The Destination Tweed Community Grants Scheme was launched to support projects based within 2 km of the River Tweed (or within 2 km of links to Biggar and Moffat) which have a connection to the River Tweed and its Nature, History and Stories.
View ProjectNews
The latest news stories and articles from Destination Tweed.
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Active Travel shared-use Path now open as part of the River Tweed Trail
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River Tweed Trail logo unveiled on Deputy First Minister visit
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£10million funding for Destination Tweed project confirmed
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£360,000 community archaeology project launched to uncover area’s hidden history
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£44,428 community grants funding for six Borders and North Northumberland projects
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Planting a legacy along the Tweed with Roxburghe Estates
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Destination Tweed appoints Tourism Business Engagement Officer
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Specialist abseiling plant control team enlisted to help control giant hogweed
Events
Find out what’s on with Destination Tweed along the river and in its Catchment.
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Join Borders Forest Trust at the Corehead cabin and orchard for an apple grafting workshop with Mark Shipperlee. Mark will ...
Catchment Area: Upper Tweed,
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We are well into Year 1 of Uncovering the Tweed and have achieved lots already! As light starts to appear ...
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EVENT FULL Join Borders Forest Trust for a day of tree planting at the stunning Wild Heart site at Talla, ...
Catchment Area: Upper Tweed,
Upcoming River Tweed Trail Works
Works are now complete on the path section between the Gytes and Priorsford bridge in Peebles. The path is now open for use.
Minor ongoing works will include development of signage and the installation of benches along the track so users can pause and take in the scenery along the Tweed.
Our next event will be an open public information session to meet the project team launching a consultation on the wider Active Travel proposal to discuss the designs for the section between Fotheringham Footbridge and Priorsford Bridge.
The session is to be held at the Go Tweed Valley building on Peebles High Street, Thursday 6 March 2025 between 2:00pm and 7:00pm.
For those unable to attend the consultation event in person, an online survey will also go live on Citizen Space on 6 March, which will be open for 2 weeks, to allow everyone to view the plans and have their say.