Join Borders Forest Trust staff and Malcolm Haddow from SWSEIC (South West Scotland Environmental Information Centre) to learn all about biological recording and how to submit records to iRecord. We will start by IDing moths, before heading out to look at various habitats in the in-bye land at Corehead including wetland, meadows and woodland and […]

Join Borders Forest Trust staff and Kate O’ Leary from Buglife to learn how to ID and survey pollinators using FIT counts and as well as IDing wildflowers in the Corehead meadow. It’s worth noting this is a rural location, there is a compost toilet on the site but the nearest cafes, shops and public […]

Join Borders Forest Trust staff and ecologist Andrew McDonald for a guided walk at Corehead IDing upland and woodland birds by sight and sound. It’s worth noting this is a rural location, there is a compost toilet on the site but the nearest cafes, shops and public toilets are located in Moffat. Borders Forest Trust […]

Innerleithen Nightlife The nicht is dark, the moons no oot, Dark clad men are gaun aboot: On the waterside by yon boat pool Hearts beat fast, but nerves are cool. The nets in place, held by its stake And in deep water nae ripples make They leave it noo an oor or two, When they […]

Two dads and four boys took Stand Up Paddle Boards from Peebles to Glenormiston over Easter. It took six hours and everyone was frozen! Great but slightly too much adventuring! This special memory was shared at Tales of the Riverbank, a joint Tweed Stories and Riverwoods event celebrating the Tweed and its riverside woodlands, held […]

Always love to see the Heron. A magical bird. One appeared the first afternoon I was moving into a flat in Peebles, perched on the neighbour’s fence. It was a great welcome. This special memory was shared at Tales of the Riverbank, a joint Tweed Stories and Riverwoods event celebrating the Tweed and its riverside […]