Happy birthday to us! 130 today and still going strong 💪 A big thank you to everyone who is celebrating with us ♥️

Find out what's on at a National Trust property near you this Christmas -

With Christmas around the corner, what's your ideal festive day out? 🎄

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Let it go wild 🥳 One way to show both yourself and your local wildlife some kindness is just to kick back and let your garden go a bit wild. Let the grass grow and give up on weeding - if anyone asks, you're doing it for the animals, duh? 📸: Arnhel de Serra

Get the drinks in 🍻 There's nothing kinder than getting a round in for your local wildlife, and it won't cost you a thing. Leaving a vessel to collect rainwater in your garden, on your balcony, or on a windowsill goes a long way for thirsty visitors. 📸: James Dobson

Build a house or two 🏘️ A few pieces of wood, a plastic box, or even a bit of old drainpipe can be enough to provide shelter for a hedgehog, frog, or local insects. So, get creative! 📸: Rob Coleman

Plant shrubs and trees 🌳 They do wonders for your garden, but they're also a fan favourite of wildlife. Small shrubs are great too if you're short on space. 📸: Hanne Siebers

It's World Kindness Day, and we could all do with a healthy dose, particularly the natural environment. Here's how you can be kind to your local wildlife 1/6🧵:

Did you catch the latest Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light? National Trust properties around the country played a starring role, and our local teams deserve huge credit for helping pull it off. You can keep your heads, for now! Read more here:

Restoring nature and increasing carbon stocks on land is a critical step towards this goal, so we look forward to hearing more from, and working with, the Prime Minister on the Government's plans to restore nature at pace and scale as part of the UK's path to Net Zero.

The National Trust welcomes the Prime Minister's commitment to an 81% emissions reduction by 2035. This target should drive action to address the climate crisis with the ambition and urgency recommended by the Climate Change Committee. #COP29

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. Tredegar House commemorates the 170th anniversary of the Charge of the Light Brigade. 📷Paul Harris

The 1,475 silhouettes represent fatalities under British command on June 6th, 1944. They include two nurses, Sister Mollie Evershed and Sister Dorothy Field, who died while helping to save 75 men from the hospital ship SS Amsterdam. #LestWeForget 📷 Polly Stock

Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again; Though lovers be lost love shall not; We were honoured to welcome For Your Tomorrow – The People's Tribute by Dan Barton to Stowe Gardens this autumn for the D-Day 80 memorial exhibition. 📷Hugh Mothersole

Heading to see @Paddingtonbear in Peru this weekend followed by a relaxing walk? What any friendly bear needs is our delicious marmalade cake recipe! Check it out and let us know if you make it. 🍰🐻 https://t.co/yPkmptrG8u

Look out for Montacute, Great Chalfield Hall, and Horton Court on the BBC this Sunday. We’re not telling where, but here’s a clue: 🐺🏰

There’s a new queen in town at @Nthardwick 👑 Thanks to artist @KhooLayla and all the visitors for reimagining this missing tapestry. To inspire the piece, visitors nominated their own “virtuous women”, with Layla electing none other than @DollyParton 🤠🎙️

What an exciting project to be a part of! Looking after our planet goes hand in hand with preserving our much-loved sites. We can't wait to see the hub in action and wish the team all the best in its research. https://t.co/wKYpPlmxAn

Just like any cathedral, Whipsnade needs constant care. Ash trees planted in 1938 have been removed due to a fungal disease. Now we’re planting 12 resilient wild service tree saplings in their place to boost biodiversity and restore the Cathedral to its former glory! 📸Mike