national trust

Record number of grey seal pups born at ex-military weapons testing site

Animals
AnimalsNational TrustNorfolkSuffolkWildlife

Beavers released at two sites in Somerset to help restore river and wetland

Conservation
ConservationExmoorNational Trustnatural englandSomerset

Egg hunt reveals record numbers for rare butterflies after hedges grow wild

Butterfly Conservation
Butterfly ConservationConservationNational TrustSouth Wales

Solar-powered webcam set up to livestream England’s largest grey seal colony

Animals
AnimalsNational TrustNatureUniversity of St AndrewsWildlife

National Trust nature reserve records rare moth as 10,000th different species

Biodiversity
BiodiversityNational TrustWildlife

Abundant acorns, conkers and berries likely this autumn, National Trust says

Autumn
AutumnClimateEnvrionmentNational TrustNatureWildlife

Pine martens released in scheme to restore lost native species to Exmoor

Animals
AnimalsBiodiversityEnvironmentNational TrustWildlife

Bumper crops of apples and pumpkins despite drought and record hot summer

Agriculture
Agricultureclimate changeEnvironmentNational TrustRoyal Horticultural SocietyWeather

Rembrandt painting to go on UK tour to promote ‘mindfulness’

Mental health
Mental healthNational TrustPainting

Lost voices of monks heard again after 500 years

British Library
British LibraryCultureDevonHistoryMusicNational TrustUniversity of Exeter

Home of ‘Devil’s Punch bowl’ in Surrey declared national nature reserve

Biodiversity
BiodiversityConservationNational Trustnatural englandRSPBSurreySurrey County CouncilWildlife

Exmoor estate sees resurgence of rare butterfly once on brink of extinction

Butterfly Conservation
Butterfly ConservationConservationExmoorNational Trust

‘Watershed’ moment as first legal wild release of beavers in England takes place

Dorset
DorsetEnvironmentNational Trustnatural englandWildlife

Wild releases of beavers in England get go-ahead in ‘milestone’ for nature

Defra
DefraNational Trustnatural england

Beatrix Potter doll’s house back on display after 300 hours of conservation work

Beatrix Potter
Beatrix PotterCumbriaNational Trust

Farmers team up with National Trust to create wood pasture for songbirds

Biodiversity
BiodiversityDorsetGovernmentNational Trust

Public to see king’s ‘penthouse view’ for first time since 1646 destruction

Historic England
Historic EnglandNational TrustRoyal

‘Rollercoaster of emotions’ in year since felling of Sycamore Gap tree

National Trust
National TrustNorthumberlandSycamore GapTrees

Archaeologists restore profile of Britain’s oldest chalk figure

Archaeology
ArchaeologyEnglish HeritageEnvironmentHistoryNational Trust

Hairy hogs and Longhorn cattle act as ‘living lawnmowers’ to help rare butterfly

Butterfly Conservation
Butterfly ConservationEnvironmentExmoorNational Trust

Seabird colony to reopen to public after two-year closure due to avian flu

Bird flu
Bird fluEnvironmentNational TrustPuffins

Uplifting stories of 2023: Cobbler’s Cinderella hunt and a 244-scone journey

2023
2023GlasgowLancasterNational TrustSheffieldSomersetUpliftingWomen's World CupWorld Cup

Art restorers find 'monstrous fiend' hidden in painting from 1789

art
artnational trust

Sycamore Gap stump could contain 'chemical fingerprint' of culprit

sycamore gap
sycamore treehadrian’s wallworld heritageNational Trustnorthumberlandpolicetreessycamore gap

13 angry and sad social media reactions after Sycamore Gap tree cut down

sycamore tree
national trusthadrian’s wallsycamore tree

Garden is my office: National Trust veteran gardener to retire after 41 years

Gardening
GardeningNational TrustUpliftingWrexham

Baby beaver named after England’s World Cup goalkeeper Mary Earps

Marcus Rashford
Marcus RashfordMary EarpsNational Trust