As advertised recently, The Foundation will be undertaking some netting to help with its exploitation study at Paxton this week. Everyone is very welcome to come along and watch this process.

Pulling in the net at Paxton last September



A tagged fish is returned to the River at Paxton, September 2006


Netting is planned for Saturday, 19th July at 2.30pm at the Paxton netting station.

Water conditions play a large part in this exercise, and so to ensure that you will not be disappointed it is vital to check that the water height is suitable for the netting to take place.  The key to netting at Paxton is the river height at the Norham gauging station:

If the river level at the Norham station is 1' 6" or less, then the netting will take place.

The River Levels can be found on the FishTweed website

or on the Tweedline River Information Service, Telephone 09060 400411

(Calls to this service are charged at £1.50 per minute from a BT landline and other network and mobile costs may vary. Profits from your call will go to The Tweed Foundation to help preserve fish stocks. The service is provided by The Tweed Foundation, Drygrange Steading, Melrose, TD6 9DJ and any difficulties with this service should be reported to +44 (0)1896 848271.)

Please note: normal admission charges to Paxton House and Grounds apply.  The Tweed Foundation will also be netting at Paxton on Saturday, 16th August 2008 at 1.30pm