Catchment management planning

Tweed Forum has been delivering integrated catchment management planning for more than two decades. Our experience in this field is recognised both nationally and internationally.

Tweed Catchment Management Plan

The River Tweed and its tributaries support a broad range of activities ranging from industry and agriculture to wildlife habitat and recreation. All of these are interdependent and collective action is needed to ensure we manage the river and the land in a sustainable way. In November 2003, the Tweed Catchment Management Plan (CMP) was launched. Developed in partnership with the Tweed Forum’s members and a wider stakeholder group, the Tweed CMP identifies what the collective issues, priorities and potential solutions are for all aspects of the Tweed catchment. The Tweed CMP covers a broad range of activities from tourism and recreation to flood management, water resources and habitats and species.

The Tweed CMP is a dynamic, operational document; identifying issues relating to the use, improvement and protection of the Tweed’s water resources and, more importantly, setting out clear objectives, with specific actions to meet them.

The original Tweed CMP was published in 2003. Reflecting the dynamic nature of the document, and the importance of evaluating the delivery of the actions and objectives it sets out, it has been reviewed in 2006, 2010, 2015 and 2023 and updated to reflect relevant changes and developments. Our Working Groups are an important part of the catchment management planning process, and are a good introduction to how we deliver our work programmes.

Please visit the Tweed Catchment Management Plan (2023-2028) and find out more about our UNESCO-recognised catchment management programme. Please note that the Plan is best viewed on a desktop/larger screen.