Birds are an integral feature everywhere you look at Waddesdon. Created in 1605 and situated in our Smoking Room, this curious owl bears the inscription 'An owl am I. All birds hate me.' #birdofthemonth

As part of our Flights of Fancy season, we welcome 'Tell it to the Birds', an immersive #soundart installation by Jenny Kendler. Ever wondered what your words would sound like in birdsong? Find the installation at our aviary, whisper your secrets and hear them transformed.

#otd in 1877 the Manor's foundation stone was laid; it would be a further six years before it neared completion, and according to Baron Ferdinand 'The difficulty of building a house is insignificant compared with the labour of transforming a bare wilderness into a park.’

This month marks 150 years of Waddesdon. In August 1874 Ferdinand de Rothschild writes to his Father in Law: '[…] Of course you know that James has purchased the Marlborough estate for me.' On the 22nd August the Bucks Herald reported the estate was bought for £200,000.

On #nationalreadabookday, why not explore 17-Century Italian art with Juliet Carey's exhibition publication for Guercino at Waddesdon: waddesdon.org.uk/product/king-d…