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Kingsway Rake and Plant

Join Buglife Conservation Officer, Kate O’Leary, to enhance the wildflower meadow at Kingsway, Peebles on Saturday 28th September from 10am – 3pm. This event will feature a full day of meadow enhancements including the raking off of meadow cuttings, planting of native wildflower plug plants and raking in of wildflower seed. Volunteers can also learn […]

Hedge Laying at Corehead

Join BFT staff to help lay the orchard hedge at Corehead, and learn an important and demanding rural skill from expert tutor Graeme Walker, professionally accredited by the National Hedge Laying Society. The day will run 10am – 3pm, and include a short introduction to hedge laying and tools, followed by preparing, pleaching, laying and […]

Excavations at Adie’s Brae (First Week)

Join us for the first fieldwork opportunity of Uncovering the Tweed! AOC will lead a programme of excavation and survey at Adie’s Brae, a scooped settlement at Ericstane, near Moffat, in partnership with Borders Forest Trust on 2nd-6th and 9th-13th October. This is an opportunity to get hands-on experience and training from professional archaeologists in […]

Moffat Eagle Festival Enviro-Day

AOC will be taking a stall at Moffat Eagle Festival’s Enviro-Day. Do come along to find out more about Uncovering the Tweed, chat to the team about proposed project design and activities, and share your own ideas.

Tweedsmuir Community Council Meeting

Join Graeme Cavers and Katie O’Connell from AOC Archaeology Group as they present their proposed project design for Uncovering the Tweed, and contribute your own ideas for inclusion within project activities. Attendance via Zoom is also possible – please see TCC’s website for details. Dates of meetings | Tweedsmuir Community Council here

Buglife Workshop at Back to Nature Festival

Join Buglife Conservation Officer, Kate, for a seed pebble workshop at the Back to Nature Festival in Peebles.  Kids can get involved in creating native wildflower seed pebbles to take home and make their gardens a little more pollinator friendly! All ages welcome. For more information and to book your tickets, please contact Eastgate Theatre […]