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Melrose, Scotland
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The Fallago Environment Fund has awarded a £23k grant to the Scottish School of Harp Making in the #ScottishBorders. The money will help purchase tools, equipment & raw materials for a new 2-year harp-making course to preserve harp-making skills for the future.
Trees are good for you! Get planting - apply for a grant of up to £1000 for material and labour costs. More details about the Borders Tree Planting Grant Scheme on our website: tinyurl.com/ycnhypr8
Peeblesshire farm manager, Matt Griffin is our 2025 Tweed Forum River Champion! His nature-inspired approach at Neidpath Farms is improving soil health as well as boosting biodiversity & delivering cleaner water into the River Tweed. tinyurl.com/cvwd853b
The Fallago Environment Fund has awarded a £10k grant to support the World Sheep Dog Trial in Lauder #ScottishBorders next Sept. Over 30k people are expected to attend, bringing an expected £10 million boost to the region #bordercollie
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In #NationalTreeWeek we celebrate > 42,000 native broadleaf trees planted by @tweed_forum along the River Tweed to buffer diffuse agricultural pollution & improve water quality - 49,000 more to go! #ScottishForestry #Forestrygrantscheme @LIFEprogramme #Natura2000
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Interested in finding out how trees can benefit your farming business now and in the future? Join the Integrating Trees Network online event to hear from host farmers sharing their experience. Sign up at buytickets.at/integratingtre…
It’s National Tree Week 2025 Nov 22 – 30, and we are celebrating trees all week promoting the Borders Tree Grant Scheme - inviting schools & community groups to apply for grants up to £1,000. tinyurl.com/yaz6pcrx 📷 Previous grant recipients the Kelso Abbey Community Orchard.
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🚧 Work starts on a new £1M Bunkhouse at the historic Crook Inn site, Tweedsmuir.
🌱 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-be…
Great day for Scottish Government officials to visit the Eddleston Water on Monday. We had representatives from the Private Investment in Natural Capital, Peatland, Flooding and Water Environment teams.
Our Project Officer, Hugh, was recently asked by CIEEM and NatureScot to talk about his role restoring peatlands in the Scottish Borders for a new resource to support those considering a peatland career path.. Check out the video: fb.watch/DdtfanBTDp/ via @FacebookWatch
Our River, Stories of the Tweed premieres in Hawick on 8 Nov! Hear about the history, traditions & people of the Tweed in a stunning new film made by Borders photographer & filmmaker Jim Gibson & supported by the Fallago Environment Fund. More info here: tinyurl.com/mrxz6v57
It’s time to get planting! 🌱🌳
Grants of up to £1,000 are available to help plant small stands of trees in the Borders. The Borders Tree Grant Scheme can help private landowners and community groups alike to help create a greener future. More info here: tinyurl.com/yaz6pcrx
This week the Peatland Team were invited to host a stand at Scotland’s first Nature Friendly Farming Summit at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. The event was a great opportunity to speak to people about our work on peatland restoration. @PeatlandACTION
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Join the Integrating Trees Network ‘Walking and talking trees’ with the Dobie family, Duns on Thursday 23 October, 1pm – 4pm. Sign up at tickettailor.com/events/inte…
ALT Two people dressed in outdoor clothing stand closely together in a rural field surrounded by sheep during a countryside event in Duns.
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Farmers and land managers are invited to join the Dobie farming family in Duns for an event to promote the benefits of growing trees.
Walking & Talking Trees is being hosted at their farm at Abbey St Bathans, Duns, on Thursday 23rd October, 1–4 pm.
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ALT Integrating Trees Network - Abbey St Bathans - Thurs 23 October with the Dobie farming family.
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In our latest Forestry Grant Scheme video, we feature the fantastic work of the @tweed_forum, showing how they’ve teamed up with #farmers to deliver collaborative natural flood management in the Borders.
➡️youtube.com/watch?v=p5NOrBR_…
ALT Forestry supports Scotland's Collaborative Land Management - words on woodland landscape image.
📢 Big River Watch starts this Friday!
Download the free app, spend 15 minutes by your local river, & complete the short survey to report what you see.
Get your survey in by the 25th of September and be part of the movement fighting for healthy rivers with #BigRiverWatch.
⌛ Less than a month to go! Join #BigRiverWatch 19–25 September.
✅ Download the free app
✅ Spend 15 mins at your local river
✅ Upload your survey
Your observations help protect rivers across the UK & Ireland💙
Learn more and get started
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Nominations now open for the 2025 Tweed Forum River Champion Award! If you know someone who makes a real difference protecting the natural, cultural or built heritage of the River Tweed and its catchment, please nominate them before 12 Sept. Details here: tinyurl.com/9zc3mk
If you’re a farmer interested in planting more trees, check out this interesting upcoming information event near Biggar on 6th August about how trees can benefit your farming business now and in the future. Details on how to sign up below.
Join us to hear from Davy McCracken, SRUC and the Adamson family about how trees can benefit your farming business now and in the future. A Scottish Forestry speaker will also answer questions on funding and first steps to woodland creation. Book now shorturl.at/CL5nw
ALT Integrating Trees Network - your farm's future. Join us for an informative and engaging day all about how trees can benefit your farming business now and in the future. Wednesday 6 August, 10.30am to 3pm