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    National Trust News Archive

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    Westbury Court Garden, Gloucestershire Garden wildlife survey
    June 2008
    National Trust launches survey to discover what's in the undergrowth!
    Brean Down, Somerset Severn Barrage too expensive
    June 2008
    Research shows that it is not cost effective to dam the estuary.
    Studland Beach Studland fire wipes out wildlife
    May 2008
    A carelessly discarded cigarette is thought to have started a devastating fire in Dorset.
    Crucifix Beetle Rare Beetle discovered at Wicken Fen
    May 2008
    A rare Crucifix Beetle has been rediscovered at Wicken Fen - after an absence of 50 years.
    The delightful and secluded beach of Holywell Bay. A gentle surf breaks in a white foam over the sand. Trust signs up surf champ
    May 2008
    Robyn Davies, top female surfer is to spearhead a new surf project in Devon and Cornwall.
    Recording plant details at Killerton. The plant hunters
    May 2008
    The UK's biggest ever plant hunt has begun at Killerton in Devon.
    Volunteers at Frensham Common, Surrey. 50,000 Volunteers
    May 2008
    We have reached the new landmark of more than 50,000 volunteers supporting our work.
    A puffin. Puffin count starts
    May 2008
    A puffin count on the Farne Islands has begun to find how many breeding pairs live on the islands.
    National Trust eco bag. Charge for plastic bags
    May 2008
    To lessen the impact on our environment we will be introducing a charge on all our plastic bags.
    A badger Trust makes a stand on badgers
    April 2008
    We express our views on the proposed culling of badgers in Wales.
    St. David's Head, Pembrokeshire. Report calls for efficient land use
    April 2008
    Land needs to be better managed to meet the competing demands for food production.
    An Arctic tern in flight. Nature's winners and losers
    April 2008
    Six different wildlife species that are seeing changes on land in its care.
    Chickens at Sizergh, Cumbria. Good Egg Award
    April 2008
    We have been awarded for our use of only Freedom Food, free range eggs by our catering teams.
    The Sarum Missal The Sarum Missal
    April 2008
    We have acquired the sole surviving copy of 'The Sarum Missal' published by William Caxton in 1487.
    Welcombe Mouth, North Devon A Welcombe acquisition
    March 2008
    We have acquired a new stretch of Devon and Cornwall’s beautiful unspoilt coast.
    Greater horseshoe bat / © Phil Richardson Batty about shopping
    March 2008
    Perhaps it’s because they have a taste for shopping or they simply love living in some of the most ancient buildings, that bats are making Trust shops their home.
    Hatfield Forest Hatfield Forest under threat
    March 2008
    Hatfield Forest is under threat from a second runway proposed at Stansted.
    The garden at Quarry Bank Mill & Styal, Cheshire Secret garden revealed again
    March 2008
    The first stage of a garden restoration project at Quarry Bank Garden has been revealed.
    European hare Mad March Hares
    March 2008
    Find the best places to spot hares this spring. Their mad March behaviour remains one of Britain’s great wildlife spectacles.
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    Stamford Brook housing development Action needed to deliver sustainable housing
    February 2008
    A new report on sustainable housing has been published by the National Trust, Redrow Homes and Bryant Homes.
    Children at the compost bin The Great Green Leap Day
    February 2008
    National Trust staff took February 29 off to do conservation work as part of 'Great Green Leap Day'.
    Volunteers relaxing on a Working Holiday on the Lizard An extra day - who knows where it will lead?
    February 2008
    With 2008 being a leap year, the National Trust is inviting everyone to make the most of the extra day by trying their hand at volunteering.
    Crocus Valentine flowers flourish in Trust gardens
    February 2008
    In Devon and Cornwall the annual flower count showed an increase in the number of flowers blooming at this time of year.
    Family changing to energy-saving lightbulbs Energy Saving Day (E-Day)
    February 2008
    On 27 February the nation was challenged to cut energy in their home, school or office.
    Large Blue Butterfly Best year for Large Blue Butterfly
    February 2008
    Last year was the most successful year for the rare Large Blue butterfly since it was re-introduced at the National Trust’s Collard Hill in Somerset in 2000.
    'The Other Boleyn Girl' The Other Boleyn Girl
    February 2008
    Released in March, this sultry epic romance features three National Trust properties.
    The Peak District Helicopter helps restore peak bogs
    February 2008
    4,500 bales of heather brash were helicoptered to inaccessible areas of exposed peat in the uplands of the Peak District.
    Installing solar panelling at Dunster Castle

    Dunster Castle installs solar panels
    February 2008
    The National Trust has installed solar panels at Dunster Castle in West Somerset.
    Penrhyn Castle Abseiling the Ice Tower
    February 2008
    On Friday 8 February, three very brave abseilers did something very out of the ordinary at Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd, Wales.
    Brent geese over Strangford Lough. Shifting Shores - a changing coastline
    February 2008
    Trust properties are at risk from coastal erosion and flooding in Ireland.
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    Fiona Reynolds, National Trust Director General, at the 2005 AGM Fiona Reynolds becomes a Dame
    January 2008
    Fiona Reynolds, Director-General of the National Trust, has been awarded a DBE in the New Year Honours list.
    The Giant's Causeway Giant's Causeway update
    January 2008
    The National Trust responds to announcement by Arlene Foster, Minister of the Environment.
    Volunteers working in a garden Release the potential of volunteering
    January 2008
    A report highlights how volunteering can improve quality of life.
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    Winter solstice at Stonehenge Announcement on Stonehenge tunnel scheme
    December 2007
    The government announced today that it has decided not to proceed with any of the road scheme options that it had put forward in 2005 in relation to the A303 and Stonehenge.
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