National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 7hNobody has ever regretted a scone after a long walk. 1319323
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 29/09/2026This former golf course has been turned into a nature reserve 💚 Sandilands is designed to help nature thrive. The reserve is expected to provide important habitat for birds and forms part of the internationally important East Coast Flyway, one of Europe's major migration routes. 525437
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 28/09/2026Today marks three years since the iconic Sycamore Gap tree was illegally felled. We're pleased to bring you new images which reveal how the stump is growing, a sure sign that the tree is in recovery. 225263
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 28/09/2026We have something very cute to share with you today 🦉 This summer, a pair of barn owls successfully reared four owlets at Kedleston Hall, marking Kedleston's first known breeding success in over two decades. 533875
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 25/09/2026Looking for someone to debate whether it's a castle or "technically a house" with... 9485
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 23/09/2026Our wildfire petition has reached 100,000 signatures in four weeks - that’s 100,000 people urging the Government to take action on climate change. 38732
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 23/09/2026I'm not a 🏃♀️➡️🥇💪🏆️ hiker. I'm a 🪲🧚♂️🌺🌈🦋✨️ hiker. 3934
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 22/09/2026We are celebrating one of nature’s most spectacular showstoppers: the dahlia. These bold blooms come in a rainbow of colours and shapes, bringing bursts of pink, purple, red and gold to September gardens. We can’t get enough! 714919
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 18/09/2026This modernist home has been given to the National Trust. Designed by renowned architects Richard + Su Rogers, the house is regarded as one of the most important examples of modern British architecture. Many of the ideas developed there would go on to influence some of his most famous buildings. 515421
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 13/09/2026A huge well done to our Great North Run team today 🎉 Thank you for running miles that matter 🩵 0802
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 09/09/2026Our friends at RAW Charging are offering visitors 50% off electric vehicle charging from 11th - 20th September to celebrate Heritage Open Days! Available on RAW chargers at over 70 places in our care across the country. Details here: buff.ly/tlJc6vg 0319
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 08/09/2026What secrets will be revealed about this Tudor masterpiece? A spectacular portrait depicting Sir Thomas More - who was executed for treason by Henry VIII - and his household is part of a UK first. 36410
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 08/09/2026Who can tell us: is this a sunrise or a sunset? 121048
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 07/09/2026It’s your dream dinner party – where are you hosting? 📷: Attingham Park, Shropshire; Florence Court, County Fermanagh; Hatchlands Park, Surrey; Chartwell, Kent; 20 Forthlin Road, Liverpool 7404
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 06/09/2026My favourite National Trust place is _____________ . (fill in the blank) 34233
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 03/09/2026World, meet Gerald. He lives in a rockpool and he’s got some very important life lessons to share with you. 622260
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 02/09/2026Please enjoy this stunning image of the lunar eclipse over Pitstone Windmill 🌔 📷️: @andymagicman.bsky.social 122634
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 01/09/2026What are you looking forward to most about the -ber months? 17372
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 27/08/2026As the sun sets on summer evenings, wildlife starts to emerge. 🎥Fiona Forsyth in South Purbeck, Dorset [Video description: landscape footage of three hares running back and forth through the long grass as the setting sun casts a golden glow across the scene] 416039
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 26/08/2026Please enjoy this stunning scene of the Perseid meteor shower over Hadrian's Arch at Shugborough ✨ 📷️: Michelle Sanderson 018827
Reposted by National TrustNational Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Today's #outinthefield post takes us to Clumber Park in celebration of #NottinghamshireDay. For over three centuries, Clumber Park was the country estate of the Dukes of Newcastle. Although the house was taken down in 1938, there are many glimpses of its grand past to explore. 🧵 1327
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 25/08/2026Did you know that lots of the food in your kitchen is grown using peat? Ask your supermarket what they’re doing to remove peat from your homes, and help save peatlands for people and wildlife: peatfreepartnership.org.uk #EndPeatSales @peatfree.bsky.social 26220
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 25/08/2026Is there anything cuter than a hazel dormouse? This one is being held by a licenced handler as part of a survey to help assess how the population is doing around Dartmoor. The dormouse was safely returned to its nest box after a few vital statistics were collected 🐭 📷 Ranger Lucy 829144
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 24/08/2026We’ve got a wonderful success story at Great Mell Fell 🦋 Once on the brink of extinction in Cumbria, the Marsh Fritillary is one of the UK's rarest butterflies, but we're thrilled to share a colony in Ullswater Valley has grown spread further along the fellside. 118235
Reposted by National TrustNational Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Unusually dry conditions have uncovered a hidden chapter of Llandeilo's wartime past at Dinefwr in Carmarthenshire. Marks revealed in the landscape by the prolonged dry weather have exposed the outlines of former Nissen huts that once stood within the historic park. 🧵 @nationaltrust.org.uk 311626
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 24/08/2026“For generations as a nation we've drained wetlands, straightened rivers and moved water off the land as quickly as possible. Here, we've reversed that approach and the results are remarkable." Aerial images of Holnicote in Somerset reveal the benefits of rewilding: bit.ly/4g9Linxbit.lyRewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images showNational Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding 6530212
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 23/08/2026Show us something blue from your camera roll. We'll start... 📷 Detail stained glass window by Thomas Willement, 1835, at Penrhyn Castle, Wales. Photo by Michael Caldwell 271079
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 19/08/2026Complete this sentence. The National Trust place that makes me feel like I've stepped into a fairy tale is ________. 18203
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 18/08/2026Even though the heatwave is over, the ground is still very dry and water supplies are running low. In the gardens we look after we’re using water carefully to protect precious supplies for people and animals. 📷 John Miller 2696
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 18/08/2026Pretty in pink 💗 This is an elephant hawk-moth, one of our most striking visitors and we think it's really rather beautiful. You may have seen one fluttering around at dusk in your garden. They can also be seen in parks, woodland edges or grassy habitats. 📸 Rob Coleman, Sheringham Park 224050
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 17/08/2026Happy Black Cat Appreciation Day! We're taking inspiration from Fergus (the Gunby Hall cat). That means we'll be hiding in a quiet spot hoping no one sees us. 414714
Reposted by National TrustNational Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 12/08/2026NT's Senior National Archaeologist Hannah Fluck was recently interviewed for Radio 4's Artworks series "Above and Below: The Battle to Save Britain's Prehistoric Art". Listen here: bit.ly/3SpgENMbbc.co.ukArtworks - Above and Below: The Battle to Save Britain's Prehistoric Art - BBC SoundsEleanor Barraclough explores the threat from climate change to our ancient creative past. 15424
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 17/08/2026This is one of the rarest insects living in Formby's sand dunes! This northern dune tiger beetle is thought to be among the fastest beetles in the world. These rare beetles depend on dynamic, mobile dunes, where patches of open sand provide the perfect place to hunt. 📷️: Mark Edwards 110116
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 16/08/2026Please enjoy this owlet learning how gravity works (it's absolutely fine, don't worry!) Thanks to Bloomberg Philanthropies for supporting this project through their Digital Accelerator, allowing us to improve our technology infrastructure so we can help you connect with the UK's nature and heritage 517740
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 15/08/2026POV: You’re a beaver just casually jump-scaring a duck 💅 735791
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 14/08/2026Love is in the... water ❤️ Volunteer divers in Studland Bay have seen seahorses in courtship displays involving dancing and tail-twining. They have also spotted heavily pregnant males (yes, seahorses and their kin are the only animals where the male has a true pregnancy). Baby seahorses incoming! 213327
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 13/08/2026🧵 Wildfires have burned across the UK, drought has been declared across the whole of Wales and two-thirds of England, while rivers continue to run low... 19946
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 13/08/2026Meet Shugborough's newest conservation team members 🐷 Tamworth pigs Honeysuckle, Rosehip and Primrose have moved into the South Walled Garden. By rooting through the soil, they improve soil health, boost biodiversity, and support habitat restoration, all while reducing the need for machinery! 212513
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 12/08/2026ANNOUNCEMENT: All our sundials will be out of order this evening between about 6pm and 8pm, we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Normal service will resume tomorrow. In unrelated news, enjoy the eclipse later... Photos: Mike Selby, Annapurna Mellor, Chris Davies, John Millar 201712458
Reposted by National TrustNational Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Our first two weeks on site at #Bodiam in East Sussex have flown by! During Week 1, we worked in the Primary School Playing Field, in Dokes Field north of the castle, to explore & recover finds with the community. #Bodiam100 #outinthefield #archaeology 🏺 @nationaltrust.org.uk 📷Laurence Perry 1435
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 08/08/2026Learning the ropes when you're an owlet can come with its challenges... We've launched a second owl camera - one outside the nest box so you can watch the young barn owls attempt their first few steps (and eventually flights!) from the nest: bit.ly/4w6e7pu 212722
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 07/08/2026Thank you! In just one week, you've helped us reach our initial £500,000 target for the Dunwich Heath Wildfire Appeal. Your generosity has been extraordinary, it will help us recover this precious landscape and make it more resilient for the future. Photo: Justin Minns 29715
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 07/08/2026🧵 The ancient landscape at Dunwich Heath was devastated by wildfire in a matter of hours last week, but this was not an isolated incident. 16628
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 07/08/2026Show us something pink from your camera roll. Bonus points for photos taken whilst out in nature or at a National Trust place. 📍Music room at Knole, Kent; Dawn at Ballymorran Bay, Northern Ireland; Dahlia at Nymans, West Sussex; The Pink Parlour at Claydon, Buckinghamshire 306310
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 06/08/2026If you're having a bad day, just remember: a group of fireflies is called a sparkle. 226472
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 06/08/2026August's Scone of the Month is our tasty Blueberry & Oat Scone 🫐 Will you be trying one? 7724
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 05/08/2026After the devastating wildfire at Dunwich Heath, plans for recovery are underway and your donations are helping make that possible. We've raised over £350,000 already thanks to your generosity. 19928
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 05/08/2026It's a hummingbird hawk-moth summer! There's been lots of sightings of the distinctive moth, which hovers over flowers to feed like a hummingbird. It's thought that, amongst other things, hot weather and strong winds have driven their spread northwards. 📷️: David Humphries 315832
