National Trust - Midlands & East
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We're a conservation charity that helps protect and care for places,
so people and nature can thrive.
Bringing you news from across the Midlands & East of England.
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
so people and nature can thrive.
Bringing you news from across the Midlands & East of England.
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Together with our partners and the community, we're creating a legacy for the much-loved Sycamore Gap tree. 49 saplings known as 'Trees of Hope’ have been grown from seeds rescued from the tree and gifted to communities around the country. Student's from Suffolk New College have just planted theirs.
December 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Together with our partners and the community, we're creating a legacy for the much-loved Sycamore Gap tree. 49 saplings known as 'Trees of Hope’ have been grown from seeds rescued from the tree and gifted to communities around the country. Student's from Suffolk New College have just planted theirs.
It was a big day for Kerith from our team yesterday, who was invited to Windsor Castle for the German State visit.
She was there with others to help showcase the positive impact of volunteering in communities, specifically our role in the Big Help Out at Peckover Estate in Wisbech.
She was there with others to help showcase the positive impact of volunteering in communities, specifically our role in the Big Help Out at Peckover Estate in Wisbech.
December 5, 2025 at 10:25 AM
It was a big day for Kerith from our team yesterday, who was invited to Windsor Castle for the German State visit.
She was there with others to help showcase the positive impact of volunteering in communities, specifically our role in the Big Help Out at Peckover Estate in Wisbech.
She was there with others to help showcase the positive impact of volunteering in communities, specifically our role in the Big Help Out at Peckover Estate in Wisbech.
With the help of local schools and community groups, Tranmer House at Sutton Hoo is sparkling this Christmas. 7 trees have been decorated with handmade decorations inspired by the local area, wildlife and the famous archaeological finds unearthed in 1939 👇
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/suffol...
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/suffol...
December 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
With the help of local schools and community groups, Tranmer House at Sutton Hoo is sparkling this Christmas. 7 trees have been decorated with handmade decorations inspired by the local area, wildlife and the famous archaeological finds unearthed in 1939 👇
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/suffol...
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/suffol...
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The live camera at the seal colony on Blakeney Point, Norfolk, started broadcasting again yesterday. Yay! Sea-labradors for everyone until January! www.youtube.com/live/Jh1kFGn...
Blakeney Point Seal Camera - LIVE. Get right into the heart of England's largest grey seal colony
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November 21, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The live camera at the seal colony on Blakeney Point, Norfolk, started broadcasting again yesterday. Yay! Sea-labradors for everyone until January! www.youtube.com/live/Jh1kFGn...
For the first time this winter, watch live pup-dates from a solar powered seal-cam inside England’s largest grey seal colony at Blakeney Point, Norfolk Coast. Watch live and find out more at buff.ly/xQkMSUP
Thanks to @seamammalresearch for latest data.
📷 Hanne Siebers, Richard Steer
Thanks to @seamammalresearch for latest data.
📷 Hanne Siebers, Richard Steer
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
For the first time this winter, watch live pup-dates from a solar powered seal-cam inside England’s largest grey seal colony at Blakeney Point, Norfolk Coast. Watch live and find out more at buff.ly/xQkMSUP
Thanks to @seamammalresearch for latest data.
📷 Hanne Siebers, Richard Steer
Thanks to @seamammalresearch for latest data.
📷 Hanne Siebers, Richard Steer
A project is underway to improve the structural integrity and drainage system of Felbrigg Hall's South Corridor, to safeguard its future from increased rainfall due to climate change and improve the visitor experience. Find out more at buff.ly/PmmlNoN
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A project is underway to improve the structural integrity and drainage system of Felbrigg Hall's South Corridor, to safeguard its future from increased rainfall due to climate change and improve the visitor experience. Find out more at buff.ly/PmmlNoN
Do you recognise this building?
This John Constable drawing just sold at auction for £71k, depicts Valley Farm at Flatford. The main hall of this historic building will be open on 29 & 30 November, if you want to step inside and see for yourself 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This John Constable drawing just sold at auction for £71k, depicts Valley Farm at Flatford. The main hall of this historic building will be open on 29 & 30 November, if you want to step inside and see for yourself 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
John Constable drawing of a farm in Flatford sells for £71k
The auctioneers say the sale price reflects the drawing's quality and demand for Constable's work.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Do you recognise this building?
This John Constable drawing just sold at auction for £71k, depicts Valley Farm at Flatford. The main hall of this historic building will be open on 29 & 30 November, if you want to step inside and see for yourself 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This John Constable drawing just sold at auction for £71k, depicts Valley Farm at Flatford. The main hall of this historic building will be open on 29 & 30 November, if you want to step inside and see for yourself 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
It's beginning to look a lot like autumn at Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire. Have you escaped into autumn yet?
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
It's beginning to look a lot like autumn at Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire. Have you escaped into autumn yet?
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Snowdrops? In autumn?
That's right! In the specialist collection at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire, there are more than 500 varieties of snowdrops - including galanthus 'autumn beauty'.
Typically it flowers over the last few days of Oct and into Nov.
Photo: Issy Vetoshkina
That's right! In the specialist collection at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire, there are more than 500 varieties of snowdrops - including galanthus 'autumn beauty'.
Typically it flowers over the last few days of Oct and into Nov.
Photo: Issy Vetoshkina
October 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Snowdrops? In autumn?
That's right! In the specialist collection at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire, there are more than 500 varieties of snowdrops - including galanthus 'autumn beauty'.
Typically it flowers over the last few days of Oct and into Nov.
Photo: Issy Vetoshkina
That's right! In the specialist collection at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire, there are more than 500 varieties of snowdrops - including galanthus 'autumn beauty'.
Typically it flowers over the last few days of Oct and into Nov.
Photo: Issy Vetoshkina
There's some amazing wildlife to see at Wicken Fen Nature Reserve during the colder months. In the last few days, the team have seen the first wigeon and fieldfares of the autumn appear. Have you spotted any yet?
📷Mike Selby, Chuck Eccleston
#NationalTrust #Autumn #HamzasHiddenWildIsles
📷Mike Selby, Chuck Eccleston
#NationalTrust #Autumn #HamzasHiddenWildIsles
October 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
There's some amazing wildlife to see at Wicken Fen Nature Reserve during the colder months. In the last few days, the team have seen the first wigeon and fieldfares of the autumn appear. Have you spotted any yet?
📷Mike Selby, Chuck Eccleston
#NationalTrust #Autumn #HamzasHiddenWildIsles
📷Mike Selby, Chuck Eccleston
#NationalTrust #Autumn #HamzasHiddenWildIsles
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We are bringing light into the places in our care.
Diwali, widely known as the Festival of Light, is India’s most celebrated festival, observed by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs. While Diwali holds different meanings across religions and communities, it is united by themes of light, hope, and renewal.
Diwali, widely known as the Festival of Light, is India’s most celebrated festival, observed by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs. While Diwali holds different meanings across religions and communities, it is united by themes of light, hope, and renewal.
October 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
We are bringing light into the places in our care.
Diwali, widely known as the Festival of Light, is India’s most celebrated festival, observed by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs. While Diwali holds different meanings across religions and communities, it is united by themes of light, hope, and renewal.
Diwali, widely known as the Festival of Light, is India’s most celebrated festival, observed by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs. While Diwali holds different meanings across religions and communities, it is united by themes of light, hope, and renewal.
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We're pleased to share that, from spring 2026, we will take on the care and management of the museums, buildings and monuments that represent the birthplace of the industrial revolution within the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site in Shropshire.
October 17, 2025 at 7:47 AM
We're pleased to share that, from spring 2026, we will take on the care and management of the museums, buildings and monuments that represent the birthplace of the industrial revolution within the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site in Shropshire.
If you're enjoying the new BBC series, Hamza's Hidden Wild Isles, you'll have seen wildlife cameraman and presenter, Hamza Yassin, encouraging us all to get outdoors to discover the nature around us. Discover how you can get closer to the natural world wherever you live at buff.ly/uWZdsMy
October 17, 2025 at 7:01 AM
If you're enjoying the new BBC series, Hamza's Hidden Wild Isles, you'll have seen wildlife cameraman and presenter, Hamza Yassin, encouraging us all to get outdoors to discover the nature around us. Discover how you can get closer to the natural world wherever you live at buff.ly/uWZdsMy
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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.
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.
October 12, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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.
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.
The collective term for ladybirds is a loveliness.
Have you noticed that ladybirds have been taking advantage of the dry, sunny conditions to find a sheltered spot to hide for winter? The summer's warm conditions are responsible for this autumn's ladybird explosion.
📸 Mike Selby, Anglesey Abbey
Have you noticed that ladybirds have been taking advantage of the dry, sunny conditions to find a sheltered spot to hide for winter? The summer's warm conditions are responsible for this autumn's ladybird explosion.
📸 Mike Selby, Anglesey Abbey
October 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The collective term for ladybirds is a loveliness.
Have you noticed that ladybirds have been taking advantage of the dry, sunny conditions to find a sheltered spot to hide for winter? The summer's warm conditions are responsible for this autumn's ladybird explosion.
📸 Mike Selby, Anglesey Abbey
Have you noticed that ladybirds have been taking advantage of the dry, sunny conditions to find a sheltered spot to hide for winter? The summer's warm conditions are responsible for this autumn's ladybird explosion.
📸 Mike Selby, Anglesey Abbey
Dunwich Heath on the Suffolk coast had a rare visitor last week - the Turkestan shrike, also known as a red-tailed shrike, was first reported on 2 October and has now moved on. We believe it's the 13th time this species has ever been recorded in the UK.
A surprisingly glorious day on the Suffolk coast for my @naturetrek.bsky.social day walk ended with ace views of the Turkestan Shrike on Dunwich Heath #ukbirding
October 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Dunwich Heath on the Suffolk coast had a rare visitor last week - the Turkestan shrike, also known as a red-tailed shrike, was first reported on 2 October and has now moved on. We believe it's the 13th time this species has ever been recorded in the UK.
📣Good news!
Wicken Fen Nature Reserve has recorded 10,000 species of wildlife making it the first known UK site to do so. Records date back 200 years, in the 20th century 13 species new to science were discovered, and in the last 25 years records have surged as the reserve expanded.
buff.ly/EEmfTjc
Wicken Fen Nature Reserve has recorded 10,000 species of wildlife making it the first known UK site to do so. Records date back 200 years, in the 20th century 13 species new to science were discovered, and in the last 25 years records have surged as the reserve expanded.
buff.ly/EEmfTjc
October 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
📣Good news!
Wicken Fen Nature Reserve has recorded 10,000 species of wildlife making it the first known UK site to do so. Records date back 200 years, in the 20th century 13 species new to science were discovered, and in the last 25 years records have surged as the reserve expanded.
buff.ly/EEmfTjc
Wicken Fen Nature Reserve has recorded 10,000 species of wildlife making it the first known UK site to do so. Records date back 200 years, in the 20th century 13 species new to science were discovered, and in the last 25 years records have surged as the reserve expanded.
buff.ly/EEmfTjc
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A Grey Heron in flight at NT Croome. @midsandeastnt.bsky.social
#birds #UKBirds #BritishBirds #birding #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #Croome #NationalTrust 🪶
#birds #UKBirds #BritishBirds #birding #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #Croome #NationalTrust 🪶
October 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A Grey Heron in flight at NT Croome. @midsandeastnt.bsky.social
#birds #UKBirds #BritishBirds #birding #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #Croome #NationalTrust 🪶
#birds #UKBirds #BritishBirds #birding #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #Croome #NationalTrust 🪶
We've just celebrated 10 years of Trust10. Our free monthly 10k Trust10 trail runs are a great way to exercise in nature: buff.ly/oYKF3u0
The medals are pretty special too. They're made from biodegradable paper embedded with wildflower seeds, so you can plant your medal and watch it grow!
The medals are pretty special too. They're made from biodegradable paper embedded with wildflower seeds, so you can plant your medal and watch it grow!
October 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
We've just celebrated 10 years of Trust10. Our free monthly 10k Trust10 trail runs are a great way to exercise in nature: buff.ly/oYKF3u0
The medals are pretty special too. They're made from biodegradable paper embedded with wildflower seeds, so you can plant your medal and watch it grow!
The medals are pretty special too. They're made from biodegradable paper embedded with wildflower seeds, so you can plant your medal and watch it grow!
We were excited to welcome Time Team back last week to Branodunum Roman Fort on the Norfolk Coast. Geophysics experts used Ground Penetrating Radar on parts of the site and now have a huge amount of data to analyse and interpret. We look forward to finding out what they found in the new year.
September 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We were excited to welcome Time Team back last week to Branodunum Roman Fort on the Norfolk Coast. Geophysics experts used Ground Penetrating Radar on parts of the site and now have a huge amount of data to analyse and interpret. We look forward to finding out what they found in the new year.
#ClumberPark needs your help to create their annual #Remembrance display in the Chapel. Their Poppy packs include everything you'll need, or collect a simple pattern sheet to follow using your own materials (suggested donation £1). Please return all poppies by 31 Oct, for display from 1-23 Nov.
September 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#ClumberPark needs your help to create their annual #Remembrance display in the Chapel. Their Poppy packs include everything you'll need, or collect a simple pattern sheet to follow using your own materials (suggested donation £1). Please return all poppies by 31 Oct, for display from 1-23 Nov.
Asters or Michaelmas daisies provide vibrant, colourful blooms well into autumn and are a vital source of nectar for bees and butterflies at this time of year. Named after the Christian feast of St. Michael (Michaelmas), celebrated on 29 September, look out for them flowering near you.
September 29, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Asters or Michaelmas daisies provide vibrant, colourful blooms well into autumn and are a vital source of nectar for bees and butterflies at this time of year. Named after the Christian feast of St. Michael (Michaelmas), celebrated on 29 September, look out for them flowering near you.
If you need a mindful moment or a few minutes to relax, why not listen to the tranquil sounds of the River Bure in Norfolk, one of only 200 chalk streams in the world? Listen above and below the water, via microphone and hydrophone at buff.ly/tGPixjK
#WorldRiversDay
📷 Rob Coleman
#WorldRiversDay
📷 Rob Coleman
September 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
If you need a mindful moment or a few minutes to relax, why not listen to the tranquil sounds of the River Bure in Norfolk, one of only 200 chalk streams in the world? Listen above and below the water, via microphone and hydrophone at buff.ly/tGPixjK
#WorldRiversDay
📷 Rob Coleman
#WorldRiversDay
📷 Rob Coleman
Colourful carpets of cyclamen are putting on quite the show at Anglesey Abbey and Gardens in Cambridgeshire.
📷 Mike Selby
#LoveAutumn #Cyclamen #NationalTrust #Cambridgeshire #AutumnWalks
📷 Mike Selby
#LoveAutumn #Cyclamen #NationalTrust #Cambridgeshire #AutumnWalks
September 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Colourful carpets of cyclamen are putting on quite the show at Anglesey Abbey and Gardens in Cambridgeshire.
📷 Mike Selby
#LoveAutumn #Cyclamen #NationalTrust #Cambridgeshire #AutumnWalks
📷 Mike Selby
#LoveAutumn #Cyclamen #NationalTrust #Cambridgeshire #AutumnWalks