Join Buglife Conservation Officer Kate O’Leary for a day of hay raking to help improve wildflower meadows for biodiversity! This work will rake off meadow cuttings from a site which was planted and seeded with volunteers last year at Kingsway, Peebles. Volunteers can also learn more about meadow management and native wildflower species. Light refreshments […]

Launching in 2028, the River Tweed Trail will be one of the UK’s newest walking and cycling routes, following the course of the river from Moffat to Berwick-upon-Tweed. At approximately 113 miles, The River Tweed Trail will provide day and multi-day activities connecting communities, businesses and attractions along the river. Users of the trail will […]

Join Connecting Threads for a very special Bedtime at the River where we will meet Bat and Moth, finding out what they do at our bedtime. We’ll be making shadow puppets and using them in our special yew tree puppet theatre, learning about bats and moths, experiencing music, story and song with sound artist Kate […]

WORKSHOP FULL To celebrate the 250th anniversary of JMW Turner’s birth, Connecting Threads have teamed up with Norham Arts to offer a creative workshop on the banks of the River Tweed. In tribute to the fluid, luminous quality of Turner’s work, artist Rachel Sutherland will demonstrate some of the innovative painting techniques and unusual materials […]

Join the Uncovering the Tweed team for an excavation of a possible moated site at Fairnilee, Galashiels. Site hours will be between 10am and 3pm. Sign up for a day or two to try it out or come for the whole week! They recommend signing up for a series of consecutive days if you are […]

Join the Uncovering the Tweed team for an excavation of the deserted medieval settlement at Upsettlington. Site hours will be between 10am and 3pm. Sign up for a day or two to try it out or come for the whole week! We recommend signing up for a series of consecutive days if you are able […]