Here is the news for the East of England region from the last six months. If you require older stories please contact the regional offices.

Ickworth's garden notebook
November 2009
A mystery notebook packed full of unique garden history has been found buried at the back of a gardeners shed at the National Trust’s Ickworth estate.

75 years of Kyson Hill
November 2009
It is 75 years since Mr R C Notcutt generously gave four acres of parkland on the river Deben to the National Trust. The Notcutt family and the National Trust marked the occasion at Kyson Hill by planting an English Cherry tree.

Old mill gets a new face
October 2009
Anglesey Abbey's Lode Mill is being given some much needed TLC as carpenters replace rotten timber cladding and repaint the exterior.

Business as usual at Wimpole
August 2009
Wimpole Home Farm is open as normal and like any farm open to the public we are continually following advice from Defra,.we have a duty of care to both animals and people.

Queenie and Solomon
July 2009
Wimpole Home Farm's Shire mare Queenie has fostered an orphaned foal, Solomon, giving a happy outcome to a sad story.

Wildlife hotspots
July 2009
The East of England has topped the list of the National Trust’s most species rich wildlife sites across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, taking both first and second place in the top ten.