Go tae sleep mi bonny bairnie The Moon is keekin ower the brae And by oor hame the river’s flowin Frae Lowther Hills tae Berwick bay Courie in mi bonny bairnie Happed up warm in a cloot o tweed While salmon dart in the cauld derk watter As the heron sleeps amang the reeds This […]

The Tweed Valley Osprey Project was set up in 1998 to help to establish a breeding population of ospreys in the Scottish Borders. When the project started there were no known nests in the area. Now, 25 years later, we have around 18 active nests and over 350 chicks have been raised across the Tweed […]

Join our Pollinators Along the Tweed project, led by Buglife, in Tweedbank for a morning of plug planting to help improve the park for biodiversity! On the same day, there will also be the opportunity to join a later session from 2pm – 4pm planting near Melrose Parish Church. Sturdy footwear and suitable outdoor clothing […]

Join our Pollinators Along the Tweed project, led by Buglife, in Peebles for a day of hay raking to help improve wildflower meadows for biodiversity. Sturdy footwear and suitable outdoor clothing for Scottish weather are advised! You can drop by or attend the session for as long as you like but, if intending to stay […]

An opportunity to join our Pollinators Along the Tweed project, led by Buglife, for a morning of plug planting in Melrose to help improve local parks for biodiversity. On the same day, there will also be the opportunity to join an earlier session from 10am – 12pm planting at Tweedbank Park Meadow. Sturdy footwear and […]

Icebergs on the Tweed During the hard winter of 2010 I was driving into Kelso and was astonished to see little icebergs floating down the river! I couldn’t believe what I was seeing, but I think the council was clearing the snow from the roads upriver and tipping it into the Tweed. An unexpected arrival […]