Over the past few months, I’ve spent a not too small an amount of money on parking and entrance fees to various National Trust properties.  Seeing as though I plan to visit many more, it makes sense to take advantage of the benefits offered to NT members such as:

Free entry and parking at over 300 historic sites
Free parking at countryside and coastline locations
A members guide book to all NT sites
Newsletters about special events
3 editions of the NT magazine
Free access to National Trust for Scotland sites as well as others around the world.

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After receiving feedback on my photo of the poorly squirrel at Formby Point and confirming suspicions by speaking with someone at Save Our Squirrels (SoS), it appears the squirrel is actually infected with the squirrel pox virus (SQPV) that’s spreading throughout and threatening the entire UK red squirrel population.

I wasn’t aware of the problem when I took the photo and so didn’t report it, but I’ve since passed on details of my sighting to SoS. Hopefully, it will be of some use and hopefully this post will help to raise awareness of this deadly disease.

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