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A bit of (pre)history, a bit of gardening, a bit of football, a bit of travel, a bit woke. Likes birds.
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Absolutely shocking.

We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.

We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
December 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Looking for something to do as the nights draw in?

Earlier this year, during the #FestivalofArchaeology, three of our brilliant archaeologists provided an opportunity to learn more about the varied work they’re involved with.

Head to the @archaeologyuk YouTube channel to watch: bit.ly/3LQtS2i
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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TODAY!

Really looking forward to this later. It's all free, link in post, and I'm talking about three fabulous, related, torcs at 3pm.

#Archaeology 🏺 #Torcs #Gold
Do join us at our free online symposium tomorrow from 10am!

You can join using the following MS Teams link: l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...

Some do have issues joining so please open the Teams browser or app and go to Calendar, Join meeting with ID and put in

ID: 364 396 620 178 1
PC: bG2gD3ZU
November 20, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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#FindsFriday

Some lovely Early Bronze Age arrowheads and scrapers from fieldwalking near Aldwark

We don't do enough fieldwalking these days (kudos to ARS Ltd for this one) - on an unploughed site topsoil lithics can capture activity patterns on a landscape scale - hunting, settlement, ceremonial
October 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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The world's deadliest wind farm for birds must be stopped.‼️

We need clean energy, but not like this.

Add your voice: seabird.org/cancel-berwi...
Berwick Bank could kill more birds than any other windfarm on Earth, devastating colonies of Gannets, Puffins and Kittiwakes off Scotland’s coast. 🚨

We support renewables, but not at catastrophic cost to seabirds already in crisis.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3JE...
Add your voice to a campaign to stop an offshore wind farm that threatens seabirds
YouTube video by RSPB
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Thinking about volunteering in archaeology or heritage?

We’ve just launched our brand new Volunteering page, bringing together placements, digs, and volunteering roles in heritage from across the UK. And the best part? Search by region to find opportunities near you! 👉
Volunteering
We keep you up to date with what is happening in British archaeology, whether you are looking to participate in a dig or volunteer.
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August 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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It's another scorcher.. 🥵☀️

Be sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife in your garden so they can keep cool and have enough to drink.

Got your patch covered? Share this reminder!
August 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Just a heads up before 10am - we won't be taking any questions on dinosaurs, but we have lots to share about caring for archaeology at our places!

@nationaltrust.org.uk
We're just putting this here in anticipation of the dino debate before it begins... 🦖😄

#AskAnArchaeologist
July 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🎥 Camera trap highlight: a water vole quietly shaping its ecosystem.

Their foraging 🦫 helps promote plant diversity 🌸 & support a rich web of life - from invertebrates 🐜 to apex predators 🦅.

It’s a perfect reminder that the smallest species can drive ecosystem health 🌍.
July 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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RSPB England reaction to the Sizewell C funding announcement.
June 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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A truly joyful homecoming in Swinton this weekend as over 100 new Swift nestboxes were celebrated on one of the UK’s biggest Swift Streets! ☀️

With amazing community spirit and support from
Megan McCubbin & the Postcode Lottery, even a four-legged Swift fan came dressed for the occasion!
May 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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[NEW VIDEO] Archaeology is under siege from popular anti-intellectual influencers. I document threats and harassment and provide actionable strategies for promoting public educational content

Watch, like, comment, and share to boost visibility 🧪🏺 #AncientBlueSky

youtu.be/F5PvwzgfKKw
The Archaeology Wars: Call-To-Action to Support Public Education & Science Communication
YouTube video by Archaeology with Flint Dibble
youtu.be
May 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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🏺 The Creative Force Behind Bronze Age Pottery ✨

In times of change, creativity flourishes. Bronze Age Britain saw a surge of innovation and artistry in pottery—beautiful, practical, and mysterious.

🛒 Explore these timeless creations: potted-history.co.uk
April 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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It’s #WorldCurlewDay 💚

So here's 5 things Curlews are better at than you… a thread.

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April 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Eye-opening graph. The biggest wildfire incidents in the UK don't occur when it's hottest, in high summer: they take place in April - *when landowners set fire to their grouse moors & lose control of burns.*

Time to ban moorland burning.

Source:
www.iucn-uk-peatlandprogramme.org/sites/defaul...
April 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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"In an earlier post, she wrote: "As for the inevitable death, if I die, I want a loud death, I don't want me in a breaking news story, nor in a number with a group, I want a death that is heard by the world, a trace that lasts forever, and immortal images that neither time nor place can bury."
Photographer Fatima Hassona killed ahead of Cannes documentary debut
The Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassona, killed along with ten family members in an Israeli air strike on her home in northern Gaza, is the star of a documentary due to be screened at the Cannes film festival next month.
www.euronews.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Here's a late entry for #HillfortsWednesday, an aerial of Castle Ring on Harthill Moor, one of Derbyshire's lesser known and more enigmatic sites. Never been excavated, is it really a hillfort? About half a hectare with a bank, external ditch and counterscarp
her.derbyshire.gov.uk/Monument/MDR...
April 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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On this day 168 years ago, Emily Williamson was born. ⚡

At age 34, she founded the RSPB, setting the stage for over a century of vital work protecting nature, which continues today.

Happy Birthday, Emily...here's to your enduring impact!
April 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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A 450-yo oak is felled without permission by a Toby Carvery (don’t eat there), who falsely claimed it was "dead".
A tree alive when The Gunpowder Plot was hatched, which supports a web of 2000+ species, is in pieces.
Legal protection for heritage trees needed.
enfielddispatch.co.uk/toby-carvery...
Toby Carvery admits felling ancient Whitewebbs oak tree
The owner of the pub chain falsely claimed the tree was dead as justification for the felling which has shocked local people and prompted outrage from conservationists across the country
enfielddispatch.co.uk
April 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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BREAKING: Plastic nurdles are washing up along miles of the Norfolk coast, including RSPB Titchwell, following last week’s North Sea collision.🚨

This area is vital for migrating & nesting birds.

We have just days to act before this pollution spreads further.

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March 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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March 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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We’re moving our conversations over to Bluesky and from the end of February will no longer be checking our X account.

You can find us sharing updates about our work here:
Bluesky: @nattrustarch.bsky.social
Facebook: @NationalTrustArchaeology
Instagram: @nationaltrustarchaeology
February 18, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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It's #NationalNestBoxWeek- and when it comes to looking after your garden friends, we've got you covered!

Let’s kick off with the all-important do's and don’ts when choosing a nest box. 👇

Share & keep nesting birds safe:
February 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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How different birds would act on a first date...a thread.

(From us to you this #ValentinesDay) 💕👇
February 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM