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A tranquil early morning moment in the garden captured by our busy Garden and Outdoors Manager Piers H. #TakeAMoment #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

The gorgeous new #LimitedEdition pin badge at #CastleDrogo celebrates 50 years since opening. Designed by Emily, from the welcome team with a paisley pattern suggested by Franco from the house team. It's available for a suggested #donation of £3 as a memento of your visit.

It's one week until #HalfTerm and we've got garden games galore planned down by the house. So for some fun with family and friends in the great outdoors, get ready for chess, dominoes, jenga, ring toss and hula hoops: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/bath-bri…

Did you know that Dyrham Park's house is an accredited museum? It features in the brand new series of Hidden Treasures of the National Trust which is on Fridays at 9pm on BBC Two, and also on BBC iPlayer. The house is open daily from 11.30am. 📷James D #InternationalMuseumDay

Have you had an iced ‘lollipop’ this weekend? 🌞 This weeks #18thCenturySlang word is 'Lollipops', defined as 'sweet lozenges purchased by children'. 🍭 Who knew 'lollipops' was such an old word? #SundaySlang inspiration taken from the Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Cotton-grass bobbing in the breeze is a delightful sight on #Dartmoor in early summer. It's often called #BogCotton as it grows on the wettest and boggiest areas of the moor.

There are two species, common cotton-grass, 𝐸𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑢𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑢𝑚, which has several fluffy white seed heads on each stem. And hare's-tail cotton-grass, 𝐸𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑢𝑚 𝑣𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚, which has a single fluffy seed head on each stem.

Despite its name, cotton-grass is a member of the sedge family, and not actually a grass. Being one of only a few flowering plants to thrive on saturated ground it benefits from a lack of competition. #NationalTrustDartmoor

An interesting one for #MosaicMonday This mosaic has often been called the 'Welcome Mat Mosaic'. It is at the top end of the Grand Reception Room at Chedworth. There is checkered patten of red and white mosaic pieces and it stretches the full width of the corridor. #Mosaics

Found another nice place to sit at Prior Park today...

Almost exactly on cue for #WorldBeeDay today, these little honey bees were filmed swarming in the orchard at Dyrham Park just last week by gardener Mark C. They moved on the following day. 🐝🐝 #Bees #NatureBeautyHistory

Happy #WorldBeeDay Here's a little bee visiting some late #blossom in the orchard at #LydfordGorge #NationalTrustDartmoor

Ready, steady, slow! Human snail racing is back at Chedworth this #HalfTerm. Strap on a shell and join some hilariously slow races across the lawns This is just one of several family activities waiting for you on the Roman Snail Trail running from the 24 May - 1 June.

Sunshine and blue sky in the SE quadrant at #Avebury.

Just a few days until Queer Bath - a celebration of LGBTQ+ arts, culture and history starts. Here's Tim giving a teaser for the talk Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution on Mon 2 Jun. Tickets now on sale, nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/bath-bri…. Join in person or online. #QueerBath

Ready for an adventure with a view? Climb the 232 steps of Wellington Monument for uninterrupted views of the countryside. Grab a radio, pop on a hardhat, & start your ascent rebrand.ly/WellingtonMonu… Self-led tours are available every Saturday-Monday throughout spring and summer

We do have a very pretty bridge at Prior Park. We also have many other treasures dotted around the landscape garden that once belonged to Bath entrepreneur Ralph Allen Tucked away near the lower lake is the ice house. In the 18th century only the richest people would've had one

Now that the weather's a little warmer, the citrus trees are out of the Greenhouse for the summer season. Walk past them for a delicious waft of zingy freshness. 🍋🍊🌞😎 📷 Helen R #OrangesAndLemons #Citrus

Here are a couple of #stonechats doing what stonechats do... These small #birds are often spotted on #Dartmoor. They like to perch on the top-most branches of gorse bushes, flick their wings, and sing out their distinctive call - which sounds like two stones being hit together.

The Roman Snail Trail returns to Chedworth Roman Villa this May Half-Term (24 May-1 June) 🐌 Discover the fascinating world of Helix Pomatia, the Roman Snail, with a trail of snail-inspired activities for the whole family. Plan your visit here: rebrand.ly/on5mzhf