We’re so proud of our team on the Holnicote Estate for winning the Catchment Restoration Award at the prestigious 2025 UK River Prize 🎉 The project has been pioneering innovative approaches to both river restoration and land management.

On #WorldWildlifeDay a unique art project has launched on the #MendipHills to help protect #adders. ‘Arty Adders’ is a collaboration between Mendip National Nature Reserve partners and sees colourful wooden adders being hosted at over 10 sites. https://t.co/kolkaujFqw

The National Trust is 130 years old today 🎈 Thanks to your support we can continue to look after the Somerset countryside so that it can be protected for everyone for ever 💚 📸 Oak tree on the Holnicote Estate by Laurence C

We're all ready for the Christmas holidays at Fyne Court 🎄 Explore the wintry woodland as you follow our trail to discover who the bauble thief is, decorate a gingerbread biscuit and create a glass jar lantern 🖌 Find out more here: https://t.co/JL41AkBbyh

The whole Fyne Court estate will be closed on Saturday 23 November for safety reasons due to the high winds forecast. We hope to reopen on Sunday but please check our website before you visit for the latest update. https://t.co/c4Wro6NUuY 📸 Laurence C #StormBert

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A year on from the completion of a three-year project on the Holnicote Estate in Somerset to reconnect a section of a river to its floodplain – the innovative ‘Stage 0’ river restoration technique, first pioneered in Oregon, USA – has been heralded a success. Photo: James Beck

We're all set for half-term at Fyne Court 🍄🎃 A gaggle of gnomes have lost their way in the dark woods - follow our trail and help them get home again. Our café is fully stocked with freshly-baked seasonal treats too. Find out more: https://t.co/1ZCPch6ewE #VisitSomerset

Happy #ExmoorDay! The Holnicote Estate covers 12,500 acres of Exmoor National Park and our rangers work hard to look after this unique landscape 🌳 Here at Bossington Hill we are increasing habitat for wildlife by creating new wood pasture along the heathland edge. 📸 Libby H

Last month our Mendip dry stone wallers joined forces with the @quantockhills team for an away day helping to repair a tumbledown old estate wall 🧱🔨 Vital work as dry stone walls provide important corridors and homes for wildlife. #WorldHabitatDay

Our new Freshwater Renaissance project on the Holnicote Estate seeks to create, restore and connect freshwater habitats. We will be creating new ponds, wet woodlands and meadows, plus boosting diversity with deadwood, tree planting and sowing wildflowers🌱🌸 #WorldRiversDay

Our rangers and volunteers have been busy at Hucker's Bow near Sand Point on the North Somerset coast 🌊 Clearing the long, rank grasses helps improve the quality of the salt marsh grassland - good news for this unique coastal habitat 🙌 #Volunteering #CoastalHabitat

New season, new job? We’re looking for a motivated and engaging Welcome Manager to join our team and work across the Somerset countryside, including Fyne Court, Brean Down and the Holnicote Estate 🌳 Find out more and apply here: https://t.co/k0GV2HeJ7S #NTJobs #JobsinSomerset

Our rangers and volunteers at Fyne Court have been busy in the workshop making dormice boxes 🔨 Later in the autumn they will be put out around Broomfield Hill to help with monitoring the population there 📋 The wood for the boxes has been sourced from the Holnicote Estate.

If this rainy weather is making you want to curl up with a good book then pay a visit to our second-hand bookshops at Fyne Court and Brean Down this weekend 📚 From tales for little ones to modern classics, we've got plenty for you to choose from 📖 #NationalReadABookDay

We're beginning the last day of August at Glastonbury Tor ✨ 📸 Laurence C

Are you looking for a new challenge? We're recruiting for an ecologist to join our team. This role will play a key part in delivering our vision for nature-rich landscapes across the Somerset countryside 🌳 Find out more 👇 https://t.co/EkFhR1MuB3 #NTJobs

Happy Bank Holiday weekend 🎉 We hope you have time to explore your favourite corner of the Somerset countryside over the next few days 🌳 Don’t forget to tag us in your images - we'd love to see them. 📸 Sunrise on the Quantock Hills by Laurence C #VisitSomerset

We're super excited to be hosting a weekend of outdoor cinema at Fyne Court later this month 🙌 Join us for a feel-good film in the fresh air, including Barbie, Wonka and Grease. Find out more and book on our website 👇 https://t.co/1ZCPch6ewE #VisitSomerset

Join us next month for a nature-fuelled evening with the Holnicote Estate team. Get involved with virtual reality experiences, hear about our vision for nature on the estate and watch the inspiring documentary ‘Six Inches of Soil.’ Learn more and book 👇 https://t.co/QqDFquduBQ