National Trust

Members, it's time to have your say! The National Trust AGM is nearly here, and your voice counts. By voting on this year's resolutions, you can ensure that the places we care for continue to thrive for generations to come. Learn more about the AGM here: buff.ly/MKSqVDZ

Members can have their say online, vote before 11.59pm on October 30th here: buff.ly/amlnQak

Today - alongside MPs, @fbunational.bsky.social and @38degrees.bsky.social - we delivered our wildfire petition to Number 10 Downing Street. Photos: Nigel Howard Media

On Friday, the Prime Minister announced new measures aimed at curbing fires. These included a £25m fund to rewet dried-up peatlands, better equipment and PPE for fire crews, and support for farmers to create ponds as firebreaks.

While these new measures to prevent wildfires and boost climate resilience are welcome, bold, long-term plans are still needed.

Today - alongside MPs, @fbunational.bsky.social and @38degrees.bsky.social - we delivered our wildfire petition to Number 10 Downing Street. Photos: Nigel Howard Media

Signed by 147,811 people after the devastating fire at Dunwich Heath in July, the petition called for urgent action to protect communities, landscapes and wildlife from the growing impacts of climate change.

Your voices have been heard! After the massive fire at Dunwich Heath in July, 140,000 people signed our petition calling on Government to make climate resilience a national mission and restore nature to help curb wildfires.

On Monday, we'll be delivering the petition directly to No. 10, urging Government to build on today's announcements and go further to protect people, places and nature.

You helped make this happen, thank you.

Today, Andy Burnham has announced a package of measures to better prepare the UK for climate extremes. It includes £25m to restore our dried-up peatlands, so they act as natural firebreaks, and vital funding and new tech to support our emergency services.

Cambridgeshire is one of England's driest and most nature-depleted counties, but Wimpole has bucked the trend! More than 5,000 species of wildlife have been officially recorded on the estate thanks to decades of nature recovery work. Read more here: buff.ly/7N6gf3m Photo: Nick Upton

Swipe through Dyffryn Gardens' 750 pumpkin glasshouse display. They've got 30 different pumpkin varieties, from tiny 'Lil Pump Ke Mon' to great big beauties like 'Oregon Homestead Sweet Meat'. 🎃

The home of Rules in Covent Garden has been donated to the National Trust. 34-35 Maiden Lane houses Rules, London’s oldest restaurant that has stood at the heart of British cultural life since 1798. The remarkable gift will ensure its stories can be shared with new generations.

Rules began as an oyster house when it was first opened by Thomas Rule and quickly grew to become the gathering place of 19th and 20th-century luminaries. In its 228 years, it has seen the reign of ten monarchs and the service of over 40 prime ministers.

👋 Say hello to the stars of your new bank notes! After a public vote which saw over 2.5 million responses, the Bank of England have revealed the Atlantic puffin, barn owl, European hedgehog and buff-tailed bumblebee will appear on redesigned notes over the coming years.

No decision has been made about which animal will be shown on which banknote, but it's been confirmed the puffin and bees will also feature on coins, as part of the Royal Mint's redesign of 20p and £1 coins. Which animal's note are you most looking forward to getting your hands on first?

You're never too old to get excited about seeing a really big tree.

We have the best-named machinery ever.

Consider this your sign to go outside before it gets dark at 4pm again.

For 30 years, the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) has shown the value of innovative policy to local communities, notably playing a crucial role in saving the much-loved Wellington Monument back in 2018. Here's how...

But thanks to the LCF and a public fundraising campaign, we were able to make critical structural repairs and enable the site to open in 2020 for the public, preserving this special place for many years to come.

A big thank you to everyone who has helped turn waste tax into community wealth! #LCF30 #TheLCF

One of the most notable projects supported Wellington Monument, which had an uncertain future back in 2018.

Built in the 1820s to commemorate the Duke of Wellington’s victory at the Battle of Waterloo, it was closed to the public, with visible structural cracks and failing stone masonry causing sections to break away.

Since 1996, a portion of landfill tax is diverted directly into community and environmental projects and the LCF has reshaped the UK’s local infrastructure ever since.

And we are proud to have played our part in this milestone. Over the last three decades, we have successfully fundraised over £9m from the LCF, supporting over 270 projects, helping shape community spaces, heritage sites, and biodiversity initiatives.

🍄 Fungi season alert 🍄 We don't meant to alarm anyone, but the best time of the year has arrived. Check out these specimens found at Sheffield Park and Garden. Behold: orange peel fungus, fly agaric, rounded earth star and cauliflower fungus

Nobody has ever regretted a scone after a long walk.

This former golf course has been turned into a nature reserve 💚 Sandilands is designed to help nature thrive. The reserve is expected to provide important habitat for birds and forms part of the internationally important East Coast Flyway, one of Europe's major migration routes.

Today marks three years since the iconic Sycamore Gap tree was illegally felled. We're pleased to bring you new images which reveal how the stump is growing, a sure sign that the tree is in recovery.

As the tree regrows, we will work with partners and local communities to celebrate the tree’s legacy but - for now - the stump has grown a thick ring of new shoots which are two to three feet tall, and we're filled with hope by the way nature is taking its course. Photos: Annapurna Mellor

We have something very cute to share with you today 🦉 This summer, a pair of barn owls successfully reared four owlets at Kedleston Hall, marking Kedleston's first known breeding success in over two decades.

This milestone reflects years of dedication from our rangers and volunteers through nest box installations and habitat management. These protected birds are now benefiting from the park's thriving grasslands, which provide plenty of field voles for hungry, growing chicks.

Looking for someone to debate whether it's a castle or "technically a house" with...

Our wildfire petition has reached 100,000 signatures in four weeks - that’s 100,000 people urging the Government to take action on climate change.

Our petition calls for: - Climate resilience to be a national mission - Investment in nature as essential infrastructure - Better support for Fire and Rescue Services 100,000 voices with one clear message for those in power: it’s time to act.

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We are celebrating one of nature’s most spectacular showstoppers: the dahlia. These bold blooms come in a rainbow of colours and shapes, bringing bursts of pink, purple, red and gold to September gardens. We can’t get enough!

18 Sept

This modernist home has been given to the National Trust. Designed by renowned architects Richard + Su Rogers, the house is regarded as one of the most important examples of modern British architecture. Many of the ideas developed there would go on to influence some of his most famous buildings.

18 Sept

Through the generosity of the Rogers family, the house has passed from private ownership into the shared inheritance of the people of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

13 Sept

A huge well done to our Great North Run team today 🎉 Thank you for running miles that matter 🩵

12 Sept

Has anyone gotten out their big coat already?

9 Sept

Our friends at RAW Charging are offering visitors 50% off electric vehicle charging from 11th - 20th September to celebrate Heritage Open Days! Available on RAW chargers at over 70 places in our care across the country. Details here: buff.ly/tlJc6vg

What secrets will be revealed about this Tudor masterpiece? A spectacular portrait depicting Sir Thomas More - who was executed for treason by Henry VIII - and his household is part of a UK first.

Who painted it? How closely does it match Hans Holbein the Younger’s lost original? And what secrets might be hidden beneath the surface?

brnw.chThomas More Scanning | YorkshireExplore the Thomas More portrait through cutting-edge scanning technology and discover hidden details about its history, creation and condition.

See conservation science in action and discover how we’re using it to better understand and care for our collections at Nostell until 18 September: buff.ly/aHcwKzY

What secrets will be revealed about this Tudor masterpiece? A spectacular portrait depicting Sir Thomas More - who was executed for treason by Henry VIII - and his household is part of a UK first.

Visitors at Nostell can watch heritage scientists live at work for the first time as experts from the Hamilton Kerr Institute use cutting-edge infrared imaging to investigate the mysteries of More and his family.