We are shocked and desperately saddened to learn that the famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian's Wall has been felled overnight, in what appears to be an act of vandalism.
We know just how much this iconic tree is loved locally, nationally and by everyone who has visited.
We are working with our partners to understand what has happened and what can be done.
The incident has also been reported to the police.
🚨BREAKING: POSTAL WORKERS HAVE MADE HISTORY
CWU members in Royal Mail Group have delivered the biggest ever return in a major national strike ballot.
YES 95.9%
TURNOUT 77.3%
Simply stunning.
#WeAreStillHere
A strike by 115,000 Royal Mail workers begins today as industrial action looks set to last all the way to the crucial Christmas trading period https://t.co/18NjX0Jar1
Last Night In The Bittersweet.
New album, out 1st July.
Pre-order the album and listen to Through The Echoes & Lose It now: https://t.co/fMnNja28Ou
A Late Iron Age / Romano British
face carved into an ammonite, the hair styled from the fossilized shell
A #FindsFriday / #FossilFriday crossover
Found at Great Bedwyn and a favourite find in the always excellent @WiltshireMuseum
Roaring hippopotamus. This ancient Egyptian hippo may look cute, but when he was made almost 4,000 years ago, his mouth was equipped with tusks. Blue-green faience, c. 1950-1550 BCE. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek.
#Archaeology
#DiwrnodArchaeoleg – 20/11/2021
“#DigCaerfai – a summary of DigVentures’ 2021 community excavation at Caerfai / Penpleidiau Promontory Fort” – Dr Stephanie Duensing and Kimberley Teale, @TheDigVenturers
An online event in partnership with @PLANED_Pembs
https://t.co/qp3wsagKks