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River Tweed to be celebrated in creative story-sharing event
Borderers are being invited to bring their stories about the River Tweed to Innerleithen on Saturday 9 May as part of a free drop-in storytelling and story-gathering event celebrating the river and its surrounding woodlands. Hosted by Destination Tweed’s Tweed Stories programme, the Scottish Wildlife Trust-led Riverwoods Blueprint Project, and Innerleithen Community Trust, Tales from […]
Iron Age human remains identified in South of Scotland excavation
Cremated human remains dating from the Iron Age have been discovered during an archaeological excavation at Adie’s Brae near Moffat. The dig was part of the Destination Tweed project’s community-based archaeology programme, Uncovering the Tweed which is investigating important sites of activity along the River Tweed and in the surrounding area. The programme is being […]
Borders farm leads the way with large-scale agroforestry initiative
Borders environmental charity, Tweed Forum has planted more than 1,700 native trees on a Peeblesshire farm in an innovative agroforestry project that’s being delivered on a scale believed to be unmatched anywhere else in Scotland. The approach, which has been implemented as part of the Destination Tweed river restoration initiative, is seen by many as […]
Berwick Upon Tweed-led creative collaboration appointed to deliver River Tweed Trail interpretation
A creative collaboration led by Berwick-upon-Tweed–based design practice NEON, has been appointed to deliver on-the-ground interpretation for the new River Tweed Trail ahead of its opening in 2028. Part of the £25m Destination Tweed river restoration project, the River Tweed Trail is a 113-mile source-to-sea walking and cycling route starting in Moffat near the source […]
Work Begins on £1m Bunkhouse at Historic Crook Inn site in Tweedsmuir
Work is set to begin next week on the construction of a new £1 million Bunkhouse at the historic Crook Inn site in Tweedsmuir in the Scottish Borders. Developed by the Tweedsmuir Community Company and designed to sleep 22 guests, the Bunkhouse will open in 2026 and provide unique and accessible accommodation for walkers, cyclists […]
Destination Tweed invites communities to share their river stories
The Destination Tweed project is inviting residents of the south of Scotland and north Northumberland to share their stories and love of the River Tweed to help entertain, educate and inspire visitors who come to experience the new River Tweed Trail when it is completed in 2028. The project is creating a new community-driven Tweed […]