WWC Technical Visit 4: Eddleston Water Restoration Project

Eddleston Water restoration project - part of the River Tweed UNESCO HELP Basin - an innovative scheme measuring the costs and benefits of restoring ecosystems at a landscape scale. With detailed scientific monitoring of hydrology and ecology, and associated economic costings, the project takes a holistic approach to managing flood risk and improving the river habitats for wildlife and the local community by reinstating a natural watercourse.

Led by the established participative catchment organisation, Tweed Forum, this unique project brings together lead partners Scottish Government, Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the University of Dundee to work with local residents and land managers to restore healthy functioning ecosystems and maintain sustainable livelihoods in the valley. Visitors will have access to the re-meandered river sites to view the impacts of hydro-morphological restoration, in conjunction with bankside and watershed tree planting, on flood flows and stream biodiversity.