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

Fresh Air Festival
February 2010
Enjoy nature’s playground this February half-term. Bring the family and escape to the great outdoors, where you’ll get a breath of fresh air and be closer to nature.

Royal welcome for wool at Wimpole
January 2010
The Prince of Wales attended Wimpole Home Farm this week to launch The Wool Project. This is a new initiative aimed at increasing demand for British and Commonwealth wool.

Flushing out our secrets
January 2010
We're celebrating the remarkable collection of toilets in our care, to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the death of Thomas Crapper.

Missing Constable viewpoint revealed
January 2010
The exact spot where the landscape artist John Constable painted The Stour Valley and Dedham Village has been identified for the first time in almost 200 years.

Suffolk's history of the world
January 2010
A new landmark series on BBC Radio 4, A History of the World in 100 Objects, which is in partnership with the British Museum, will feature the Sutton Hoo helmet.

Space to grow at Wimpole
January 2010
If you like the idea of having an allotment, but just don’t have the time to put in all the hard work that goes with it, you’ll love Wimpole Home Farm's Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) scheme.

Euro boost for Suffolk wildlife
December 2009
The future of two our most important nature reserves have been given a huge helping hand from the European Union’s LIFE+ Nature fund.

Sheep flock to Dunwich
December 2009
We are using one of our own flocks to graze land traditionally, as the number of local graziers decline.

TLC for Anglesey Abbey's trees
December 2009
Anglesey Abbey’s stunning silver birch trees received some special attention when gardeners washed each trunk with a pressure hose.

Growing Together at Felbrigg
December 2009
Ever wanted to try your hand at growing your own, but lacked the know-how and confidence to have a go? Now is your chance to learn, as our gardening team at Felbrigg Hall is looking for families to get involved in Growing Together.

White-tailed Eagles
December 2009
National Trust abstains in vote on reintroducing White-tailed Eagles on Suffolk coast.

Hatfield Forest deer census
November 2009
Hatfield Forest's medieval deer population has been counted using a range of methods including thermal imaging cameras.

Ickworth's garden notebook
November 2009
A mystery notebook packed full of unique garden history has been found buried at the back of a gardener's 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.