Biggar Water
The Biggar Water Restoration project is working to develop and deliver riparian enhancements along stretches of the Biggar Burn to enhance the landscape and biodiversity of the area.
Biggar Water, known as the Biggar burn until it leaves the town, is a river which meanders through Lanarkshire and Peebleshire forming part of the River Tweed system near Drumelzier. The Biggar Water is currently classified less than good ecological potential due to a legacy of engineered embankments, channelisation and bank profiling and the loss of riparian habitats.
Biggar Water is led by Tweed Forum.
Biggar Water Restoration is a partnership project led by Tweed Forum with South Lanarkshire Council and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), which aims to restore natural morphological function and riparian habitats on the heavily degraded Biggar Water and enhance the quality of surrounding amenity greenspace, improving public access opportunities, whilst building local resilience to climate change impacts.
Visit the Tweed Forum website for more information on this project.
tweedforum.org