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Destination Tweed UK

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A major river-revitalisation project in the Tweed catchment working to conserve, celebrate and share the nature, history and stories of the River Tweed.

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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🥾 The River Tweed Trail, coming 2028, will encourage people to discover new places and support local businesses. Our Tourism Officer Neen Kelly, has created a handy Top 5 Tips guide for developing your visitor offer. www.ssdalliance.com/top-five-tip... #rivertweedtrail #BusinessSupport
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Top Five Tips for Businesses - South of Scotland Destination Alliance
Running a busy tourism or hospitality business leaves little time to step back, but small changes can make a difference to your bottom line. As part of the work around developing the River Tweed Trail...
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
📢 We need your help! ✅ Takes around 10 minutes 🎁 Enter our prize draw to win local shopping vouchers worth between £10 and £50 Take the survey here: 🔗 eu-ln.sprw.ai/stt-jy9wu #destinationtweeduk #rivertweed #communitysurvey #haveyoursay #scottishborders #northumberland #nature #environment
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
💡 Funding Opportunity for Berwick Businesses & Entrepreneurs The Lions House Fund from Berwick Community Trust is offering grants of up to £5K to support new and growing businesses in Berwick-upon-Tweed. berwicktrust.org.uk/new-lions-ho... #BerwickUponTweed #RiverTweedTrail #BusinessSupport
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**NEW** Lions House Fund – Berwick Community Trust
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The arches of Coldstream Bridge give perfect windows onto the river beyond even on a dull day! Enjoyed a peaceful moment along the river lately? Share your #TweedMoment with us 📷 #DestinationTweedUK #RiverTweed #ScottishBorders #naturelovers #landscapephotography #mindfulness
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🌊 Coming 2028, the River Tweed Trail will celebrate one of the UK's most iconic rivers. ✨ Join our mailing list for updates eepurl.com/jaSGS2. Delivery of the Trail is led by Scottish Borders Council, in partnership with Tweed Forum, Northumberland County Council and Dumfries and Galloway Council.
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
We’re bringing the energy this July with amazing events all along the Tweed (and there’s more to come 👀✨) From music and nature, to archaeology, storytelling and community picnics, there's something for everyone! Explore our full events listings at destinationtweed.org/events/
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Events - Destination Tweed
Find out what’s on with Destination Tweed along the river and across the wider catchment. Our projects offer year-round events and activities for all ages and abilities – from volunteer days and famil...
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🌊 Exciting news from Tweed Forum! A new Tweed Catchment Biosecurity Plan (2026–2031) is here to tackle invasive non-native species threatening our river. It focuses on early action, control & citizen science 🤝 Read more: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5f02... #INNSWeek2026 #RiverTweed #BiosecurityPlan
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Tweed Catchment Biosecurity Plan 2026-2031
The Plan sets out objectives to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive non-native species (INNS) within the Tweed catchment
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
From project updates and local stories to events, our latest news and stunning river inspo, our Destination Tweed newsletter brings it all straight to your inbox. 👉 Sign up today - June newsletter, out later this month: eepurl.com/hzrcaH #destinationtweeduk #rivertweed #NewsletterSignup
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Patiently waiting for that tropical heat to arrive! 😉 With temperatures in the 20s this week, our must-haves are sun cream, cold drinks, and a riverside spot to relax and soak up the sunshine ☀️ #destinationtweeduk #rivertweed #scottishborders #northumberland #ukheatwave #summervibes #sunshine
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Join us this Saturday from 1 to 4pm at our free creative storytelling event celebrating the River Tweed🌊🌿 🗺️ Share stories and special places on our giant River Tweed map, discover local history, get crafty with riverwoods and much more! #scottishborders #stories destinationtweed.org/event/tales-...
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Tales from the Riverbank - Destination Tweed
Riverwoods, Destination Tweed’s Tweed Stories and Innerleithen Community Trust invite you to a drop-in creative storytelling and story-gathering event exploring the River Tweed and its river woodlands...
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Exciting Iron Age discovery near Moffat ⛏ Archaeologists have uncovered cremated human remains dating back c.2,000 years during a community-led excavation at Adie’s Brae, part of our Uncovering the Tweed project. destinationtweed.org/.../excavati... #archaeology #historylovers #archaeologynews
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Excavations at Adie's Brae - Destination Tweed
Excavations at a scooped settlement north of Moffat in October 2024 have helped shed light on life in Southern Scotland in prehistory.
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Launching in 2028, the River Tweed Trail aims to inspire greater understanding of and encourage positive action for the river. 🥾🚵‍♀ Stay up to date with new route developments by joining our mailing list: 🔗 eepurl.com/jaSGS2 #destinationtweeduk #rivertweedtrail #rivertweed #walking #cycling #nature
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Be part of the Tweed's transformation 🌊💙 Stay up to date with progress across our 12 projects and find out how you can get involved with Destination Tweed. Sign up here ➡ eepurl.com/hzrcaH #destinationtweeduk #rivertweed #nature #history #stories #newsletter
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Woodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Congrats to #TweedForum for planting an innovative agroforestry scheme at Neidpath Farm. We're delighted to have supported alongside @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social - a great example of farming, nature & tourism working together to increase resilience and improve the landscape. buff.ly/jLlKVf5 👏
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Agroforestry project sees 1,700 trees planted on Peebles farm
MORE than 1,500 trees have been planted on a Peeblesshire farm in a bid to improve biodiversity and climate resilience.
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Trimontium Trust & Museum @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Something new at #Newstead! 🎉If you’ve visited the #Trimontium site recently, you may have noticed the boards were gone. We’ve been installing new panels & some are already in place. Thanks to @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social for funding them & to our brilliant volunteers for helping install them.🌟🌿
Interpretation board in front of branches with a hill and sunset behindVolunteers after the installation of one of the boards, smiling and pointing to it, on a sunny dayThe boards sitting on the grass waiting to be installed, a building and an NHS van behind
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
🦋🦦 The River Tweed is alive with wildlife from majestic golden eagles in Moffat, to otters in Cornhill-on-Tweed, and the King of the River, the salmon. 📣 You can share your River Tweed wildlife moments in words, photos, audio or video. ✨ #worldwildlifeday destinationtweed.org/stories/?_sf...
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Tweed Stories - Destination Tweed
An archive of community stories celebrating the River Tweed.
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Trimontium Trust & Museum @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The old boards around the Trimontium fort site have gone… and new ones are nearly here 👀 This is a sign something is coming soon to Trimontium. 🏛️✨ Stay tuned Supported by @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social Community Grants Scheme - funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Exciting news for the River Tweed Trail! 🌊 Berwick Upon Tweed-led creative collaboration appointed to deliver interpretation & signage. Read more 👇 destinationtweed.org/berwick-upon-tweed-led-creative-collaboration-appointed-to-deliver-river-tweed-trail-interpretation/ #rivertweed #walking #cycling
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Berwick Upon Tweed-led creative collaboration appointed to deliver River Tweed Trail interpretation - Destination Tweed
A creative collaboration led by Berwick-upon-Tweed–based design practice NEON, has been appointed to deliver on-the-ground interpretation for the new River Tweed Trail ahead of its opening in 2028. Pa...
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Follow Destination Tweed as we care for and celebrate the River Tweed, from source to sea. 🌊 👉 You can find us on Facebook and Instagram @DestinationTweedUK. Check out destinationtweed.org for the latest news and events from our projects and to sign-up to our newsletter!
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A major river-revitalisation project working to conserve, celebrate and share the nature, history and stories of the River Tweed.
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Winter walkies get us out of the office and into the fresh air! 🫶 Skye loves to paw-trol the Tweed and help us to care for the natural environment which surrounds the river. 🐾 Where’s your favourite place to walk along the Tweed? 🌊 📸 Posing near Peebles. Credit: Jenny Holmes. #walkyourdogmonth
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Winter brings its own magic to the River Tweed! Riverside walks like Neidpath Castle loop & Innerleithen Mill Lade Trail are great for bird spotting. You might even see the flash of a kingfisher in milder conditions! 📸 Frosty river at Neidpath by Tom Piper. #rivertweed #winterwalks #wildlife
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
🎄✨Whether you’re exploring charming towns, discovering tranquil spots, or simply breathing in the crisp air, the Tweed is the perfect backdrop for festive memories. If you are out and about along the river, remember to wear good walking shoes as the ground can be icy! 🥾 #winterwanders #outandabout
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Join our river revitalisation journey 🌊 Get all the latest news from across our projects and discover how you can be part of Destination Tweed by signing up to our quarterly newsletter! Next issue out this month ❄️ Sign up here ➡ eepurl.com/hzrcaH
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
It’s been 50 years of #nationaltreeweek! 🌱💚 At Destination Tweed, we’re contributing to a ‘future filled with trees’ in the Tweed Catchment through our planting projects enhancing native woodland, heritage sites and habitats. Explore our projects 👇 destinationtweed.org/projects/
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
🚧 Exciting News for Tweedsmuir as work starts on a new £1M Bunkhouse at the historic Crook Inn site. 🌱 Built with sustainability in mind, it will feature an air source heat pump & eco-friendly materials, creating a warm, social space for adventurers. 👉 More info destinationtweed.org/work-begins-...
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Work Begins on £1m Bunkhouse at Historic Crook Inn site in Tweedsmuir - Destination Tweed
Work is set to begin next week on the construction of a new £1 million Bunkhouse at the historic Crook Inn site in Tweedsmuir in the Scottish Borders.
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Launching this weekend! Explore the heritage of Innerleithen on a mini guided walk with music & refreshments. 🥳 Check out the link for more info 👇 destinationtweed.org/arch.../inne... Supported by Destination Tweed’s Community Grants Scheme, made possible by @heritagefunduk.bsky.social.
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Connecting Thread’s Tweed River Festival is on this weekend in Peebles! A creative celebration of the River Tweed including: 🎶 Live music 🎥 Film screenings 🚶‍♀️ Guided walks 🛠️ Creative workshops ...and much more! www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/connecting... #RiverTweed #ScottishBorders #CreativeScotland
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Connecting Threads
Connecting Threads is a five year programme of workshops, activities and events exploring river culture. We are part of the landscape-scale project Destination Tweed, working across the Scottish Borde...
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
🦕 New geo-map leaflets now out in Berwick! Part of the Berwick's Carboniferous Past project, discover ancient creatures, fossil hotspots & tropical swamps from 300+ million years ago! 🗺️ 📍Grab a leaflet at local museums, cafés & shops or download online. destinationtweed.org/event/berwic...
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Berwick's Carboniferous Past - Rock Stars Leaflet - Destination Tweed
An exciting new leaflet is available across Berwick, shining a light on local rock stars (the geological kind!). Produced by local volunteers, and featuring artwork by Daniel J. Weatheritt, this eye-c...
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
The Destination Tweed Community Grants Scheme is supporting 30 local projects which celebrate the nature, history, and culture of the River Tweed 🌿🎨📚 Full list here - destinationtweed.org/project/comm... #destinationtweeduk #communitygrants #scottishborders #northumberland #rivertweed
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Community Grants - Destination Tweed
The Destination Tweed Community Grants Scheme was launched to support projects based within 2 km of the River Tweed.
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
It’s all about perspective 🔍Can you guess where one of the smallest members of our team is today? 🤔 Hint: It’s an iconic piece of architecture & will mark the end of the River Tweed Trail route! #destinationtweeduk #rivertweed #whereisthat #officedogs
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
@aocarchaeology.bsky.social are delivering Uncovering the Tweed, a community-based archaeology programme to investigate important sites of activity along the river and in the surrounding area. 🌄destinationtweed.org/project/uncovering-the-tweed/ #archaeology #rivertweed #destinationtweeduk
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Walk Wheel Cycle Trust Scotland @wwctrustscot.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Today is #WorldCleanAirDay 💙 Changing how we travel changes everything - our health, our wellbeing, and our world. Could you consider switching the car for an active commute this week? Read more about what you can do to help reduce air pollution ➡️ buff.ly/RJzUWlv
A man standing in a colourfully redesigned neighbourhood side street, carrying a satchel.A female cyclist standing with her bike on a train platform.A female cyclist standing with her bike on a wide pavement in a city centre area. In the background a male cyclist is locking up his bike at a bike stand.
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Trimontium Trust & Museum @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
#WorldBeardDay2025 & to celebrate, here are some of the best Imperial Roman beards..& one of the worst! Step up Lucius Verus, Marcus Aurelius & Septimius Severus- fine examples of luscious beard growth & coiffure. The least said about Nero's poor excuse for a beard, the better #beardfail #Razortime
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
🌼 Want to help boost the biodiversity of the Tweed? There are two volunteer events running this September with our Pollinators Along the Tweed project! #DestinationTweedUK #VolunteerDay #WildflowerMeadows #PATT #Buglife #BLines #rivertweed destinationtweed.org/events
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Mapping the River Tweed Trail 📍 Ready in 2028, the River Tweed Trail will be a breath-taking long-distance route beginning in Moffat, climbing to source of the river, and on to Berwick-upon-Tweed where the river meets the sea. 🌊 Check out the proposed route map👇 #destinationtweeduk #rivertweedtrail
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Destination Tweed UK is a major river revitalisation initiative celebrating one of the UK’s most iconic waterways, a further 12 projects will connect communities, landscapes, and heritage sites along the river 🚶‍♂️🚴‍♀️. 👉 Learn more and get involved at destinationtweed.org
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Everyone has a favourite emoji 🤩For #WorldEmojiDay, we’re asking you to sum up what the River Tweed means to you in only one emoji? (or maybe two or three!) We'll go first - 🌊🧘‍♀️📖 Drop your emoji into the comments below 👇 #destinationtweeduk #rivertweed #loveourivers
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Sharing a #TweedMoment 📸The Colvin Fountain, a.k.a the Moffat Ram, an iconic cast-bronze sculpture gifted to the town by philanthropist William Colvin in 1875. At almost 150 years old, this ram has stood the test of time! Learn more 👉 moffatmuseum.co.uk/the-moffat-r... @visit-scotland.bsky.social
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
📢Connecting Threads has 6 new artists in residence! We celebrate and support the talented creatives that live and work in the South of Scotland and North Northumberland. Each artist will develop creative and research-based responses to the River Tweed. 🌊 www.tweedriverculture.org/journal/meet...
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Meet our 2025 artists in residence | Connecting Threads
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
#HeritageIsOpen 2025 at #DestinationTweedUK where we care for, celebrate and share the natural and cultural heritage of the River Tweed! Check out our website for the latest news & events from our projects 👉 destinationtweed.org #heritage #NationalLottery #HeritageFund @heritagefunduk.bsky.social
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Help shape the future of the River Tweed! Just 10 minutes of your time can help us understand what matters most to YOU in our beautiful catchment area. 🌿 🌊 Plus, everyone who completes it goes into our prize draw for local shopping vouchers worth £10-£50! 👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/9MN9CHF
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Improving the River Tweed catchment area - your views
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
The River Tweed can be full of drama with eerily quiet waters shifting beneath the morning mist as the first rays of light hit the hills. Enjoy a moment of tranquility on the river. 🌊 Share your Tweed Moment with us using #destinationtweeduk 💙 Credit: Airborne Lens. #rivertweed #scottishborders
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Have you submitted your photo yet? 🤔 Enter Tweedsmuir's competition and your photograph could be featured in a brand new outdoor exhibition celebrating the River Tweed & the community. 🤩 ❗️Deadline: June 30, 2025 More info 👇 destinationtweed.org/event/celebr... #rivertweed #photography #competition
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Celebrating the River Tweed Photography Competition - Destination Tweed
Enter the competition below and your photograph could be used in this brand new exhibition showcasing the importance of the River Tweed in the community.
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
The River Tweed Trail will take in breathtaking landscapes, wonderful experiences and rich storytelling from Moffat to Berwick-upon-Tweed. 🥾🚵‍♀️ Do you want to be notified when the River Tweed Trail is complete and ready to be explored? 🤔 Register your interest at the link below👇 eepurl.com/jaSGS2
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Join @aocarchaeology.bsky.social at the exciting excavation of a deserted medieval settlement at Horndean, part of our Uncovering the Tweed project⚒️Get in quick if you’re interested as spaces are limited! #Archaeology #excavation #rivertweed www.eventbrite.com/e/excavation...
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Excavation at Horndean Deserted Medieval Settlement
Join the UtT team for an excavation at the deserted medieval settlement at Horndean.
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
May brings with it warmer days (hopefully!) and new adventures, there’s so much to look forward to! Check out our events page to see how you can get involved with Destination Tweed this month, caring for and celebrating the River Tweed 🤩 destinationtweed.org/event…
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Join our journey!🌟 Sign up to our newsletter for updates on the exciting progress, events, and opportunities to get involved with our 12 projects along the Tweed. 🔗Sign Up via eepurl.com/hzrcaH 📸 Tweed near Neidpath Viaduct. Credit: Airborne Lens. #destinationtweeduk #newsletter
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
“Both current and ripple are dancing in light.” On Tweed River, Sir Walter Scott. ✒️ These words beautifully capture the River Tweed under the moonlight. The river really is stunning whether it’s the sun, the moon or even the rain hitting the water! 📸Tweed at Melrose. Credit: Airborne Lens.
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Want to help create a unique outdoo gallery in the stunning landscape of Tweedsmuir? 🏞 Enter the competition below and your photograph could be used in this brand new exhibition! #photographycomp #rivertweed More info 👉 destinationtweed.org/event/celebrating-the-river-tweed-photography-competition/
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Celebrating the River Tweed Photography Competition - Destination Tweed
Enter the competition below and your photograph could be used in this brand new exhibition showcasing the importance of the River Tweed in the community.
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Destination Tweed UK @destinationtweeduk.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Amazing news for Borders Forest Trust who have been shortlisted for funding from the #EOCA! 👏 You can help by voting for the project at www.eocaconservation.org/vote/ Every vote helps towards the restoration of this wonderful landscape 🌿 #EcologicalRestoration #treeplanting #rewilding #conservation
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Registration | EOCA | Conservation Funding | Conservation Grants
The European Outdoor Conservation Association ( EOCA ) is a group of European outdoor industry businesses who have come together to provide conservation grants for worldwide projects.
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