We have been making great progress pulling Himalayan balsam along the Whiteadder. We are going to go back and check on 30 July 18:30 Allanton to see if we missed any small plants, which may have grown up by then. Join us for a lovely evening by the water. #inns #balsambash #HimalayanBalsam

St Boswell's burn has a history of pollution incidents and recently some remediation works have been completed. As we now have a riverfly monitor group that will be conducting monthly surveys, we will be able to see whether the health of the burn improves or if further incidents occur.

A couple of weeks ago I attended the Scottish Fisheries Coordination Centre's introduction to electrofishing course with Gallow Fisheries Trust. It was very interesting and I look forward to helping our biologists and getting our volunteers involved.

Himalayan balsam pulling a few weeks ago at Allanton Bridge with Berwick and District Angling Association 💪 #invasivespecies #inns #balsambash #Allanton

East Berwickshire now has a great team of citizen scientists ready to monitor river health throughout the region. @riverflies.bsky.social If you would like to join a riverfly monitoring group in Eyemouth, Reston, or elsewhere in the Eye & Tweed catchments let me know

Tweed Foundation's June volunteer newsletter is now out! Read it here: mailchi.mp/1f7cd932644d...

Himalayan balsam pulling events start next week! HB is an invasive species that out-competes native plants & destabilises riverbanks. Gloves & tea/coffee are provided. To register go to our website for all the links rivertweed.org.uk/tweed-founda... #inns #HimalayanBalsam #BalsamBashing #BalsamBlitz

A satisfying pile of Himalayan balsam pulled this morning with the Berwickshire Marine Reserve at Coldingham Bay. This is one of many piles.

Now is your chance to become a citizen scientist to help monitor your local river. Training & survey equipment provided. This Saturday the Tweed Foundation & Buglife are running a riverfly practical training session in #Eyemouth. For more info & to register to go rivertweed.org.uk/tweed-founda...

All ready for the Volunteer Fair at Berwick Library

Volunteer spotlight: I have recently gone back to uni to do a biology degree & wanted to get some experience & the work with the Tweed Foundation seemed like the perfect opportunity. I have enjoyed the work I have got to do so far & am looking forward to the next projects. - Ellen

This 50cm trout was caught on the Tweed. After putting it through spot pattern recognition software, we learned that the same angler caught this fish 2 yrs ago, when it was 44cm. For more detail on spot pattern recognition contact Tweed Foundation biologist Cody at [email protected]

Volunteer story: Fishing has been a passion of mine for over 50 yrs. I care deeply about the health of our rivers in challenging times of climate change. Riverfly monitoring is an important indicator of the state of our rivers & excellent way to involve local community -Sheena #NationalVolunteerWeek

The Tweed Foundation organises Riverfly Monitoring Initiative (RMI) practical training sessions across the Tweed and Eye catchments. The BBC joined us for our last session in Peebles. You can read their report here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Our next session is on Saturday 13 June in Eyemouth

Himalayan balsam in an invasive non-native species that out-competes native plants. Join the Tweed Foundation and Berwick and District Angling Association (BDAA) to reduce Himalayan balsam density along the Whiteadder Water #balsambashing #himalayanbalsam #inns www.eventbrite.com/e/himalayan-...

Tweed Foundation biologist, Cody, & Scott Hamilton promoting Trout & Grayling Logbooks & spot pattern recognition. Both invaluable for helping understand trout & grayling stocks across the catchment. To submit online arcg.is/1u98bW2 Paper logbook or to send photos [email protected]

Another fantastic Riverfly Monitoring Initiative (RMI) practical training session with Buglife. A huge thank you to everyone who took part. I look forward to working with you to monitor your local river. #GuardiansOfTheTweed #riverflymonitoring #TweedFoundation #waterquality #riverhealth #riverflies

Riverfly monitoring is a great way to get outside, learn more about your local river & its health, & meet likeminded people. Come & join us! All the details are on eventbrite www.eventbrite.com/e/eyemouth-r... #riverflies #GuardiansOfTheTweed #EyeWater #RiverHealth #invertebrates #citizenscience

I went to check on the Himalayan balsam growth on Friday, as I finalise the Tweed Foundation’s Himalayan balsam pulling parties. It varies across sites, which helps decide where we'll start. Stay tuned for dates #inns #invasives #invasivespecies #balsambashing #HimalayanBalsam #Whiteadder

Two weeks ago I ran a #riverfly practical session with Buglife. We had an enthusiastic group of volunteers, a lovely teacher, a beautiful day & lots of interesting #inverts. Our next course is in #Peebles on 23 May, then #Eyemouth on 13 June. To register go to rivertweed.org.uk/tweed-founda...

We're having at great day at the Haining in Selkirk as part of Bright Green Nature's nature festival. Come say hello and check out all the other amazing stalls. #Selkirk #bioblitz #naturerestauration

The Tweed Foundation's volunteer newsletter is now available. Our volunteers have been very busy, so why not check out all their great work, and see how you can get involved mailchi.mp/8ee256559682... #tweedfoundation #guardiansofthetweed #citizenscience #scottishborders #volunteering #riverhealth

What a fantastic morning yesterday walking along the Teviot as part of the Tweed Foundation and River Tweed Commission's bird count ☀️ To find out more about this work check out storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/... Our next count is on 8 October. Let me know if you want to help out

Our volunteers have made it into the @bordertelegraph.bsky.social Our riverfly monitoring happens from April through October, so please get in touch if you would like to get involved. www.bordertelegraph.com/news/2606522...

About six months later and it is time to download temperature data again. This time I was on the lower Tweed. And what a stunning day 🌞

#ThrowbackThursday to a lovely autumnal day on the River Till back in October while downloading temperature data. You can learn more about temperature monitoring done by the Tweed Foundation in our storymaps storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/... #Northumberland #RiverTill #ClimateChange

Yesterday we went down to the Leader Water to do the Great UK Water Blitz @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social and the Big River Watch @theriverstrust.bsky.social. There's still time to take part in the Big River Watch so now is your chance to spend a bit of time by the river, any river

Are you keen to improve your river restoration knowledge? We have a #RiverRestoration training course in Penrith 7 & 8 May 2026. The course will introduce a variety of naturalising and restored river and floodplain systems. Interested? Please find out more & register: www.fba.org.uk/shop/p/river...

Today we did a few site visits on the Whiteadder for potential Himalayan balsam pulling events. Here's a picture of some young plants we found. If you would like to help reduce this invasive non-native species, let me know. #whiteadder #inns #balsambash #invasives #volunteer

Hello Bluesky world 👋 I'm Erica, the Tweed Foundation's citizen scientist and volunteer coordinator. I have created this account to share all the fun and amazing volunteering opportunities available with the Tweed Foundation. You can find our more on our website rivertweed.org.uk/tweed-founda...