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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 9d

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 · 3h

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 · 3h

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 · 22h

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 3d

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 · 4d

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 · 4d

🌈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 · 4d

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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martinadams1.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social · 5d

Spooneration on Brownsea yesterday @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 5d

*FUNGI APPRECIATION POST*

Are we all in agreement that fungi are the best thing about autumn? These incredible specimens were snapped by Siân Lloyd in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons). You can find fungi in damp, shady areas, particularly in woodlands.

Have you spotted any yet?

A shiny, red-topped mushroom on the mossy base of a tree.

A ginormous, brown mushroom with a flat top is nestled in green grass and moss.

A tiny, bright red topped mushroom perches on the twig-laden floor of a forest.

A cascade of flat beige mushrooms slopes down the twig-laden woodland floor.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 6d

Are you planning to go pumpkin picking soon? Make sure you keep a bit of stalk attached and then put them in a dry, well-ventilated place like a greenhouse or sunny windowsill to dry out. This helps them ‘cure’. After this they are ready to be stored almost anywhere until Halloween or beyond.

A line of colourful gourds and pumpkins in a greenhouse

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 6d

If you're planning to visit any of the places we care for this weekend, please check our website before you travel. A number of sites may will be closed due to predicted high winds.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 7d

This is extreme gardening.

At 55 feet high and 300 years old, it takes one gardener 10 weeks on a hydraulic cherry-picker to trim the hedges at Powis Castle, returning the yew hedges to their famous, cloud-like shapes.

A gardener stands holding electric shears on a huge red cherrypicker, trimming a gigantic, cloud-shaped, dark green hedge. The rolling green hills of the countryside stretch out in the background under a blue sky.

A view up at the 55-foot-tall, cloud-shaped hedges at Powis Castle. A brick wall partitions the garden. In the top left-hand corner, a red cherrypicker holds a gardener over the hedges.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 7d

These practical, nature-based solutions are part of the answer, but they must be matched by wider action. Just as Britain led the world during the Industrial Revolution, we must lead again - this time towards a greener economy that safeguards the environment for future generations.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 7d

The UK has made important progress in reducing emissions but we must go further and faster. At the National Trust, we're restoring peatlands, planting woodlands, generating renewable energy and managing land to lock in carbon and help nature thrive.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 7d

Climate change is already damaging the nature, beauty and heritage we care for. Without deep and sustained cuts to emissions, nature faces an even more perilous future and the places people love will continue to suffer.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.

www.bbc.co.uk

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 8d

A grand piano with a history as dramatic as any Victorian novel has returned to Cragside, Northumberland: buff.ly/WjMmbZX

Once owned by Arabella Goddard – hailed in her time as “The Queen of Pianists” – the piano has survived shipwrecks, scandal, and even a hostage situation in a Sydney theatre!

A grand piano with a red cushioned stool in a very grand room. The piano is highly polished and looks rather special in the red room with its ornate curved plaster ceiling.

A view of the drawing room at Cragside, a grand Victorian home. The room has a bowed ceiling with glass panels letting in light from above, there is decorative plasterwork above the deep red wallpapered walls. The room is filled with gold framed art, plush seating and a number of glowing lamps.

Close up of a grand piano. The woodwork is highly polished. The top is open so we can see the tightly pulled chords.

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