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Destination Tweed appoints Tourism Business Engagement Officer

The £25 million Destination Tweed project has appointed destination development expert, Neen Kelly as Tourism Business Engagement Officer to help local businesses make the most of the opportunities provided by the planned River Tweed Trail. Working within the South of Scotland Destination Alliance, Neen will spend the next eight months liaising with accommodation providers, food […]

Specialist abseiling plant control team enlisted to help control giant hogweed

Giant hogweed is one of a number of invasive non-native plant species that we work to reduce. The plant resembles a huge cow parsley when mature and can grow up to 16ft tall. It has toxic sap which can cause severe burns and blistering if it comes into contact with the skin. Giant hogweed was […]

Destination Tweed’s “Woodlands for Water and Wildlife” to plant 300,000 native trees

Borders farms are playing a major role in enhancing the landscape in the River Tweed catchment as part of the £25 million Destination Tweed river restoration initiative. Destination Tweed has the creation of a 113-mile source to sea River Tweed Trail at its core, but also includes a series of landscape-scale restoration projects to enhance […]

Sign up to our TweedWATCH education initiative

We’re encouraging schools to help us create a new generation of river conservationists by signing up to our TweedWATCH education initiative. Hosted by our Education and Engagement Officer, Jenny Holmes, TweedWATCH teaches children about topics such as trees, river wildlife, land and freshwater minibeasts, pebbles, pollinators and pollution. The sessions are a great way for […]