The largest private collection of 19th century Staffordshire pottery ever to come to market in Scotland goes under the hammer at Browns in Hawick on 22 February. Its 1,000 fantastic pieces offer a fascinating insight into Victorian life
Native tree-planting grants of up to £1k are now available through our new Borders Tree Grant Scheme. If you’re a Borders farmer or landowner or represent a school, charity or other non-profit organisation & would like more info, please get in touch!
Lots of family fun at @NtlMuseumsScot Rural Life’s Woolly Weekend this Sat & Sun with sheep shearing demos, woolly crafts, spinning, weaving & dyeing demos & the chance to meet alpacas & rare breed sheep. A great day out! #EastKilbride
The Fallago Environment Fund recently awarded an £8k grant to the new @TweedGo Tweed Valley Canoe Trail which mixes physical adventure with the chance to enjoy the area’s cultural history, landscapes & wildlife. It’s fantastic news for visitors, local people & businesses.
Our Invasives Project officer Emily Iles delivers equipment to one of the amazing volunteers who help us tackle invasive non-native plants across the Tweed catchment. We really appreciate their help rooting out species that damage ecosystems & can harm humans.
The River Tweed is famous for its salmon fishing, historic landmarks and much more.
@tweed_forum's project, Destination Tweed, will share stories of the river through a 113-mile trail from Moffat to Berwick upon Tweed.
It was great to see how the project is progressing!
The Duke of Roxburghe announced a £51,250 Fallago Environment Fund grant to help @BorderUnion deliver its fantastic Schools Countryside Day over the next 5 years. This annual event teaches #ScottishBorders P5 pupils about the environment, #farming, food & rural life.
The River Tweed salmon season opens today, but did you know that planting trees on riverbanks can help salmon populations?
The South of Scotland Tree Planting project has grants of up to £1,000 for riverside tree planting, find out how to apply here: tinyurl.com/3vcwmpch
We’re working with #ScottishBorders landowners to help protect and increase populations of curlew, oystercatcher, lapwing, snipe and redshank in the Lammermuir Hills. Discover more in this fantastic story map: tinyurl.com/57z8x4br
Follow along as we deliver a unique river revitalisation project
Destination Tweed will celebrate and share the nature, history and stories of the River Tweed and deliver economic, environmental, educational and social benefits to the south of Scotland and North Northumberland.
Look out for Tweed Forum’s Emily Iles on BBC Landward this week (Ep 18) as she explains how we’re participating in a trial to tackle Himalayan balsam, an invasive non-native species that reduces biodiversity & contributes to riverbank erosion & flooding tinyurl.com/bdctn9hf
I am so delighted to see that @StColumbas have managed to publish this wonderful cookbook. Great recipes and all raising money for the hospice. #SCHCGenerous
We are shocked and desperately saddened to learn that the famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian's Wall has been felled overnight, in what appears to be an act of vandalism.
We know just how much this iconic tree is loved locally, nationally and by everyone who has visited.
We are working with our partners to understand what has happened and what can be done.
The incident has also been reported to the police.