It's stood in the Dorset village of Tolpuddle for more than 300 years.

Now the Martyrs' Tree, a 320-year-old sycamore under whose younger branches six agricultural labourers met to discuss improving their pitiful conditions and wages, is one of the stars of the National; Trust's 2019 campaign.

The conservation charity - more famous for championing beautiful beaches and big houses - wants us all to celebrate People's Landscapes, the places where social movements were sparked.

Tolpuddle is renowned internationally as the birth of the Trades Union movement - where workers joined together to fight for better conditions before being deported for swearing a 'secret oath'.

The National Trust looks after the tree and in 2019 they'll be working with artists Bob and Roberta Smith to look at how ordinary people, such as the Tolpuddle Martyrs, 'achieved the extraordinary and created change'.

The National Trust will also be working with the Tolpuddle Museum and the Old Chapel Trust in Tolpuddle to share the martyrs's story.

Other People's Landscapes being celebrated include the Peterloo Massacre which took place 200 years ago, the mass trespass at Kinder Scout, which sparked the modern right to ramble and areas affected by the 1984 Miner's Strike.

“We recognise that many people want more than a cream tea,” said the trust’s director of culture and engagement, John Orna-Ornstein. “They want to feel connected to the places they visit.”