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Tweed Forum launches new Biosecurity Plan to protect River Tweed from invasive species

17 June 2026

Environmental charity, Tweed Forum has launched a new Tweed Catchment Biosecurity Plan (2026-2031) setting out how partners across the catchment will work together to prevent, detect and control invasive non-native species threatening the River Tweed.

The River Tweed is internationally-recognised for its outstanding beauty, rich biodiversity and status as the UK’s most prolific salmon river. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC), with a 5,000 km2 catchment that includes major...

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Tweed Forum launches free riverside tree planting guide to aid Atlantic Salmon survival

19 December 2023

A few days after the Atlantic Salmon was moved up to the ‘Near Threatened’ category of the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species*, Borders environmental charity Tweed Forum has launched a free best practice guide to riverside woodland planting, one of the most effective tools for protecting the fish from some of the effects of climate change and habitat degredation.

The right trees planted in the right riverside locations at the right scale can deliver a range of significant benefits including creating shade to cool waters that...

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Tweed Forum Celebrates 30 Years of Environmental Action

14 January 2022

Tweed Forum, the charitable trust that looks after the 5,000 sq km catchment of one of the world’s most famous salmon fishing rivers – the River Tweed - is celebrating 30 years of environmental action.

The River Tweed is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and while the main river channel is well known, it contains some significant tributaries including the Teviot, Ettrick, Gala and Leader Waters, the Whiteadder and the River Till as well as many smaller watercourses amounting to...

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COP26 Participants Visit Eddleston Water Flood Resilience Project

16 November 2021

 

A group of international and UK COP26 participants took time out from the conference in Glasgow to visit Tweed Forum’s Eddleston Water flood resilience project.

Funded by the Scottish Government, EU Interreg and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and delivered in collaboration with the University of Dundee and, most importantly the farmers and local community, the Eddleston Water Project is of international significance. Marking its 10th anniversary this year, the initiative is a living laboratory that...

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Tweed Forum Chosen to Share Invasive Plant Control Success UK-wide

26 May 2020

The report is the result of the many successes of Borders environmental charity, Tweed Forum in addressing the threats posed by harmful invasive plant species throughout the River Tweed catchment and is a great example of best practice.

The publication has been funded by The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund, the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and The Rivers Trust, to help tackle invasive plant species such as Giant hogweed, Japanese knotweed, Himalayan balsam and American skunk cabbage, which are...

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His Royal Highness, Prince Charles and Duke of Rothesay opens new Tweed Forum offices

6 November 2019

His Royal Highness, Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay officially opened the new offices of environmental charity, Tweed Forum near Melrose in the Scottish Borders on Friday 1 November.

During his visit, His Royal Highness spoke with Tweed Forum staff and trustees including Luke Comins (Director) who gave an overview of the Forum’s work protecting and conserving the natural, built and cultural heritage of the river and its surroundings. The Tweed is one of the UK’s most productive salmon rivers and a designated Site of Special...

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