The little museum at the heritage centre and ice house in Findhorn is just wonderful. I found some of my favourute heritage things in one place - mesolithic flints, icehouse, fishing, knitying and wwII aquatic tank heritage. Worth a detour.

Distribution map of 3,300 oaks in England with a girth greater than 6 metres The UK has more ancient oaks than all other EU countries combined There are around 170 million oaks with almost 1 million in London alone Map: Justin Moat, GIS Unit, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

What the film doesnt tell you is if you stand atop Danebury hillfort today & look around you can not only spot other hillforts but the scattered pattern of settlement & farmland is pretty similar to landuse there since at least the iron age. many of the field boundaries are likely pre roman in date

Council for British Archaeology@archaeologyuk.bsky.social · 3w ago

We're kicking off our digital festival Past in Our Hands with filmmaker and landscape historian Paul Whitewick At Danebury Hill Fort, Paul explores this year's festival theme of Nature. Through the lens of archaeology, he reveals how people and the natural world have shaped one another.

My local hillfort #Hampshire County Council countryside site expertly managed by their wonderful team and volunteers

Council for British Archaeology@archaeologyuk.bsky.social · 3w ago

We're kicking off our digital festival Past in Our Hands with filmmaker and landscape historian Paul Whitewick At Danebury Hill Fort, Paul explores this year's festival theme of Nature. Through the lens of archaeology, he reveals how people and the natural world have shaped one another.

Really proud to be a trustee of @archaeologyuk.bsky.social today and seeing to amazing launch of #FestivalofArchaeology at @forestryengland.bsky.social Westonbirt Arboretum today. 7000 archaeology fans enjoying themselves. Go find your local FoA event www.archaeologyuk.org/festival.html

This is so wonderful and hopeful. Makes me proud to be an NT member

Dr Hannah Fluck@hannahfluck.bsky.social · 3w ago

This has been a bit of time coming but so glad its now out in time for #FestivalofArchaeology. A call to #Archaeologists to help tackle the nature crisis. Share your examples of how archaeology has helped nature restoration? @nattrustarch.bsky.social www.nationaltrust.org.uk/services/med...

This has been a bit of time coming but so glad its now out in time for #FestivalofArchaeology. A call to #Archaeologists to help tackle the nature crisis. Share your examples of how archaeology has helped nature restoration? @nattrustarch.bsky.social www.nationaltrust.org.uk/services/med...

Press Release | Media

The National Trust, Oxford Archaeology and Knepp Castle Estate have launched the ‘Knepp Accord’, a new framework to tackle the nature and climate crisis.

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Which is why, alongside Oxford Archaeology and Knepp Castle Estate, we're launching the ‘Knepp Accord’ – a bold new framework that aims to reconnect people, places and nature to benefit people today and future generations. Read more here: buff.ly/g3Ls1a9 📷Knepp workshop attendees - M Creswell

By drawing on deep time evidence, from historic maps to buried plant remains, we can fast track nature recovery and build climate resilience. Across our places, we’re locating lost woods, uncovering forgotten watercourses and learning how past human actions can guide nature’s recovery today.

"What do we know about a place that could help us make better decisions for nature, climate and people?" This is the question we're asking @nattrustarch.bsky.social because uniting historic landscape knowledge and nature conservation will help tackle the nature and climate crisis. 📷James Dobson

Explore the secrets of some of Stonehenge's rarely visited sites with a guided walk on Wednesday 22 July (10.30am - 1pm) with Archaeologist Dr Nick and Lead Ranger Keith, and discover how we're recreating a rare natural habitat. Book your place here: bit.ly/4oXuu5X #FestivalofArchaeology

But what is the earliest archaeological evidence for layed hedges?

Dr Hannah Fluck@hannahfluck.bsky.social · last mo.

My favourite thing at #Groundswell festival?... The National Hedge Laying Society display of tiny hedges illustrating the different regional styles of hedge. I now need to work out how to make my own bonsai hedge!

My favourite thing at #Groundswell festival?... The National Hedge Laying Society display of tiny hedges illustrating the different regional styles of hedge. I now need to work out how to make my own bonsai hedge!

Our first time taking @nattrustarch.bsky.social to #Groundswell regenerative agriculture festival. What a fabulous experience! So many great conversations about the ways archaeology can help sustainable choices and nature recovery on farmland. Hopefully we will be back next year!

I'm heading up to Groundswell Festival this evening for the next two days. We are taking archaeology as part of @nationaltrust.org.uk stand. Come and find us if you are there to find out more about archaeology and sustainable farming! #groundswell groundswellag.com

Groundswell Festival

Groundswell Festival 2026

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Today we’re hearing from Shannon, NT’s National Archaeologist and Heritage and Archaeology Ranger Team (HART) programme manager. She says, “Over 600 and increasing – our HART volunteers work with our archaeologists and rangers to monitor, record and look after nearly 100,000 archaeological sites." 🧵

Join me on Monday 20 July for a Festival of #Archaeology walk through the Avebury landscape. And discover a past world where wild creatures once roamed among chalkland streams and mega monuments shorturl.at/7PZ2U @nattrustarch.bsky.social @archaeologyuk.bsky.social

We have a great new article to share this morning - all about discoveries at Stoneacre in Kent from metal detecting & graffiti survey by MJC-Associates, with grateful thanks to @kentarchsoc.bsky.social & William & Edith Oldham Charitable Trust: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/s... #FindsFriday

Archaeology at Stoneacre | Kent

Discover Stoneacre’s archaeology in Kent, including a mid-late saxon pin and a medieval buckle, revealing the lives of past inhabitants and early settlement.

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4. Data procrastination is real. We know enough, that heat like this will be more frequent, rainfall more intense and drought more frequent & all that comes with those conditions (erosion, flood, shrink-swell ground stability). Thats enough to plan for how we respond in our particular circumstances

3. Responsibility for clear climate planning should be taken by sector leaders & esp those running arch units. Adaptation doesnt need to be complex, & nor need more data. Adaptation planning is adaptive, iterative. The key thing is that you start that process & review regularly to keep people safe.

2. Overheating has been recognised as a considerable #climaterisk in uk for years. The impacts of not making future facing decisions for new builds, for retrofit & refurb are being felt. We must ensure that all decisions for existing buildings as well as new builds are fit for a future climate.

1. Current uk temps are unusual but not surprising. I'm hearing too many stories of arch units w/out lightweight ppe, w/out a clear hot weather plan. If you are an organisation w/ a climate plan & no plan for managing overheating risk then you dont have a climate plan.

Grim timing yesterday as news of the Met Office Red alert flashed up on phones right in the middle of a big event about new Met Office forecasts for June 2056, showing potential peak temperatures of 45C in England. Stopping the CO2 emissions driving this is essential, but we also need to prepare.

We're so excited to be returning to beautiful #BodiamCastle in August for our final season of #Bodiam100. Working with Archaeology SouthEast & @uclarchaeology.bsky.socialwe're planning to further explore the evidence for #Roman activity south of the River Rother & the #medieval landscape & castle.

I just listened to Dean Lomax on BBC Radio 4 Life Scientific. A heartening example of the importance of volunteering opportunities in museums if ever I heard one. #volunteering #volunteeringweek www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The Life Scientific - Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers - BBC Sounds

Dean Lomax on his unconventional route into palaeontology and making BIG discoveries.

bbc.co.uk

This a very exciting job for someone... a cultural heritage landscape curator covering NT places in the North including the Lake District... careers.nationaltrust.org.uk/OA_HTML/a/#/...

On the train to Glasgow for the Into The Wild conference workshop tomorrow. I think travelling by sleeper train is my most favourite way to travel!

If you work in development-led archaeology in England, whether it's curatorial advice, consultancy or running projects, Historic England and Reading University would welcome your feedback on HE's guidance on the Palaeolithic 🦣🏺 Please follow this link to access a short online survey: bit.ly/3PcKMul

Curating the Palaeolithic | Historic England

The importance of the English Palaeolithic record in its Pleistocene context and best practices for protecting it through the planning process.

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Now this is cool...

New Scientist@newscientist.com · 3mo ago

A Neanderthal tooth shows clear signs of human intervention to treat bacterial decay, showing that the earliest dentistry began at least 59,000 years ago

Cissbury Ring is one of the National Trust’s jewels in the South Downs. From the summit on a clear day, there are far reaching views across the chalk cliffs beyond Brighton and out to the Isle of Wight. It is this striking location and its dramatic views that have drawn people here for generations.