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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 11d

Consider this your sign to vote in our Annual General Meeting!

Make a difference by letting us know what’s important to you. You have until midnight on 31 October: buff.ly/GGr65eT

A parkland with deer grazing underneath a large tree with wide branches. A low autumnal sun gleans through the branches and casts a glow on the deer below.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 4h

The most intimate thing you can do? Sign up for a joint National Trust membership (we don’t make the rules)

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 11h

Together, these finds reveal that in both the late Prehistoric and Roman periods, land on the Attingham Estate was a productive, lived-in, worked, and sacred space, connected to wider networks of belief, trade, and military life.

A close-up of a hand holding a small metal acorn, likely to be a weight.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 11h

Over two weeks in September, archaeologists worked alongside volunteers to explore three trenches and several test pits - revealing an Iron Age roundhouse, a Roman industrial complex, and a Roman shrine.

An artist's visualisation of a Round House within an Iron Age farmstead enclosure.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 11h

Check out these ancient finds 👀

Pictured here are a Roman ring key, military helmet stud and incense bowl shard. They're just some of the artefacts unearthed on excavation and metal detecting surveys at Attingham Park in Shropshire.

A close-up of a hand holding a Roman ring key. They key section of the ring is square and like a belt buckle in shape.

A close-up of a hand holding a round stud that would once have been attached to a Roman military helmet.

A close-up of a hand holding a ceramic shard in its palm. The shard shows lines of frilly decoration.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 1d

Illuminating the ancient ruins from within, Helios shines at Fountains Abbey.

Photos: Anthony Chappell-Ross and Jenni Shepherd

A huge orange orb lit from within is suspended between the stone pillars of Fountains Abbey in the dark

The huge glowing orange orb of Helios hangs between the stone arches of Fountains Abbey under the dark blue sky of dusk

A glowing orange orb pokes up from behind the arched ruins of Fountains Abbey under a grey brooding sky. Dark green lawn is in the foreground

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 1d

🧍: “Can I pet it?”
🪿: “You can try.”

A goose spreads its wings while standing in shallow water on a calm lake, with sunlight reflecting off the rippling surface.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 1d

Have you seen shades of autumn creeping in near you?

Our gardeners expect a gradual build of colour to wow visitors over the coming weeks: buff.ly/sBCrmCY

Photo: Sheffield Park and Garden, East Sussex by Nick Dibble

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Looking across a still pool of water in a landscape garden. The water is surrounded by trees and shrubs in shades of green and red on a sunny day

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 2d

Heading into the weekend like...

#BBCNatureWeek

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Go Jauntly: walks & nature trails @gojauntly.bsky.social · 2d

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay. Step outside and take a moment for yourself. Feel the air, notice the colours, listen to the world around you 🍂

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 2d

It's a great time to see some glorious ‘bracket’ fungi on trees. As the leaves fall and they becomes more noticeable and you can really enjoy their colours. The bright yellow 'chicken of the woods’ is particularly eye-catching.

#BBCNatureWeek

Bright yellow bracket fungi growing on a tree trunk in a woodland

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 2d

Fungi seems to be popping up everywhere at the moment. At Dyrham Park near Bath, the meadow is inundated with waxcap fungi and other species.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 3d

One of our favourite nature facts is that the collective term for a group of ladybirds is 'a loveliness of ladybirds'.

What's yours?

#BBCNatureWeek

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 3d

On this day in 1940 John Lennon was born.

In 1946, following his parents' separation, he came to live with his aunt at Mendips in the Woolton area of Liverpool. We're incredibly proud to look after this house as a place for people to visit and experience where it all began.

Exterior of a suburban semi-detached house with a front porch and gates across a driveway

John Lennon's childhood bedroom. We see the bed, posters on the wall and a view from the window onto a street.

Interior of John Lennnon's childhood home. We're looking into the living room with a comfy, worn sofa and chairs, small desk and a fireplace. They are arranged around a patterned rug.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 4d

Cast your vote in our Annual General Meeting before midnight on 31 Oct: buff.ly/aczpS66

You can help shape the Trust now and for generations to come so that we remain a place for everyone, for ever.

A photo of a young boy in a blue waterproof coat looking up through a pair of binoculars at something unseen in the surrounding woodland scene. Text overlay reads: "have you cast your vote yet? Make your voice count in this year's AGM"

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 4d

Photos: a glow-worm by Rob Coleman; a common lizard by Rob Coleman; a marsh carpet moth by Simon Stirrup; a reed warbler by Rob Coleman

National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 4d

We've got some fantastic nature news to brighten your day 🎉

Wicken Fen has become the first UK nature reserve to record an incredible 10,000 species. A moth that imitates a wasp was the 10,000th species to be recorded. This work is possible thanks to a major grant from The Nature Recovery Project.

A close-up of a glow-worm with a black plated body and a bright green glowing tail clinging to a stem of grass in the dark

A dark grey moth with bright beige splodges on its wings. It sits of a bright green leaf against a black background

A small brown bird with a cream chest and darker brown tail feathers perches on a reed against a background of blurred brown and green reeds

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 5d

We've got a little update from the excavations on the lawns of the Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire.
Angus Wainwright, NT Archaeologist, says: "We teamed up with @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social and Cambridge Archaeology Field Group to carry out this dig in front of hundreds of visitors." 🧵

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 5d

Read more about the project here: www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/first-p...

First pine martens released in Exmoor National Park in landmark nature recovery project | The Wildlife Trusts

A pioneering nature recovery project has reintroduced 19 pine martens to Exmoor National Park — marking the official return of a native species lost for over a century.

www.wildlifetrusts.org

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 5d

Notice the little collar in the video? Each pine marten has been fitted with a radio collar allowing project staff to follow their fortunes in coming months. The lightweight handmade leather collars are designed to drop off the animals after 6-9 months.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 5d

A pioneering nature recovery project has reintroduced 19 pine martens to Exmoor National Park — marking the official return of a native species lost for over a century.

9 female and 10 male animals were released during September at secret locations owned by the National Trust and Forestry England.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 5d

This is the official return of a native species lost for over a century.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 5d

Autumn called. It brought scones.

Carrot cake scones.

Try them in our cafés where every bake directly supports our work looking after the places you love.

A green plate stacked with scones. One is cut in half and served with cream cheese frosting, and scrumptious blood orange marmalade. A pot is in view with the cream cheese frosting and a jar of marmalade with a spoon.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 6d

We *love* these fungi! We'd love to share them on our social media channels, this could include Instagram, Bluesky and LinkedIn. Let us know which name we should credit if you'd be happy for us to share 😊

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 6d

🌈After the storm comes the rainbow.

Photo: Giant's Causeway, County Antrim

A rainbow is seen over the water by the iconic stones of the Giant's Causeway. We can see people exploring from a distance.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 7d

Caption this.

Three white horses stood in a line, heads turned towards the camera. Their manes are blowing in the wind.

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