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Dog walkers by the shore of Derwentwater, Borrowdale and Derwent Water, Cumbria

Emperor dragonflies shed underwater skins ready for life above the pond

Britain’s largest dragonfly species has been captured shedding its skin on ponds at the National Trust’s Tyntesfield estate, near Bristol, during a process known as ‘emerging’ that marks the start of adult life.

Cows rushing through a gate into a grassy field

Moo-ving on down: Scottish cattle come to Lyme

The sights and sounds of Scotland have come to North Cheshire this year, with the arrival of a dozen highland cattle at Lyme.

Seabirds in front of lighthouse on Farne Islands

Major EU funded project helps protect UK seabird islands

A project to help protect the UK’s internationally important seabird islands is going public on Friday 17th May 2019 with the launch of its new campaign Save Our Seabirds from Invasive Predators.

The Eliot Bible, part of The Edge of Things exhbition at Blickling Estate

Lost language, fantastic beasts and celestial bodies: Rare books inspire new exhibition in treasure-house Trust library

Rare books from one of the nation’s most significant country house libraries will form the centrepiece of a new contemporary art installation at Blickling Estate in Norfolk from 17 May – 27 October 2019.

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