Appeals

We depend on your donations to help us carry out our vital conservation work and to respond to urgent restoration needs. Thank you for your support

Here’s a selection of our current charity appeals for fundraising projects at our places.

Some support the National Trust’s more pressing needs in the wider areas of coast and countryside conservation, others focus on the urgent restoration needs of individual buildings, collections and gardens in our care.

Wherever you choose to give, we greatly appreciate your support, especially during this difficult time. 

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" These are difficult times for us all and like many charities, we're facing unprecedented challenges. When this is over, we're all going to need fresh air, open space and beauty more than ever. Your donation today helps us look after special places for everyone to enjoy when it is safe for us to be together again."
- Lydia Lee, National Trust Fundraising Director
A man with a thank you sign on a cliff

We need your support 

For 125 years, people like you have helped us protect some of the UK's best-loved places. Everyone needs nature, beauty and green spaces now more than ever. But our income has dropped sharply due to the coronavirus crisis. As a charity, we rely on donations. Please give what you can to help us look after these places, so people and nature can thrive.

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Why we need your help

  • We look after 780 miles of coastline across the UK
  • We are facing losses of £200 million due to the coronavirus crisis
  • We care for more than 1 million items in our art and heritage collections

Protecting nature and wildlife

Kingfisher on the River Test, Hampshire

Riverlands appeal 

Rivers are a vital source of life, but many are under threat from flooding, climate change and development.

Marsh fritillary butterfly

Making Meadows appeal 

Help us restore 1,000 hectares of wildflower meadows and protect species like the large blue butterfly before it's too late.

A red squirrel at Allan Bank in Grasmere Cumbria

Lake District red squirrel appeal 

Red squirrels continue to survive in the Lake District, but they're under constant threat. We need your help so they can thrive.

Help protect nature and wildlife Donate today

Coastal conservation

Mayon cliff

Mayon Cliff appeal 

This iconic stretch of coast needs constant attention to maintain the paths to reduce the amount of erosion.

Basking Blakeney seals

Coast appeal 

With more than 780 miles of coastline in our care, we know how much British beaches matter. Help us safeguard these special places for future generations.

Lundy Island, Devon

Lundy 50 years appeal 

Lundy is a place of solitude, stark beauty and abundant wildlife. Help us protect this remarkable island and its coastal wildlife for everyone, for ever.

Help protect the coast Donate today

Buildings in need

Wellington Monument

Wellington Monument appeal 

The National Trust began caring for Wellington Monument in 1934 and we need your continued help to restore and protect it for future generations.

The Dairy Larder at Dunster Castle is over 150 years old

Dunster Castle’s dairy larder appeal 

Created in the late 1860s, Dunster Castle's diary larder is in desperate need of a new ceiling. We need your help to restore the historic room.

Looking at the rear of the Manor House at Lyveden

Looking after Lyveden appeal 

We need your help to raise £1,000,000 to support the Lyveden Reconnected project, which will help us to preserve and protect Lyveden.

Help protect the buildings in our care Donate today

Garden restoration

Edith Adie watercolour of the Theatre Garden at Dyffryn Gardens

Dyffryn's theatre garden appeal 

The Dyffryn theatre garden has been forgotten for years. We want to reinstate a collection of 50 bonsai trees to bring the drama back to this part of the garden.

The garden at Red House, Bexleyheath, London

Red House garden appeal 

We need your help to raise £3,000 for the Red House garden snug project, which will recreate one of William Morris’s ‘garden rooms’.

An aerial image of Berrington Hall and it's curved wall

Berrington Hall garden appeal  

We want to restore the walled garden and pleasure grounds at Berrington Hall which are the last known masterpiece by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown.

Help protect the gardens in our care Donate today
Close up of a woman brushing a piece of furniture on the wall

All our appeals 

Browse all our current appeals and see which place or cause is closest to your heart. From protecting the countryside, coast and threatened wildlife to restoring houses, memorials, gardens and collections, we've some vital projects needing your support.

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People’s access to nature and beauty matters now more than ever, but our income has dropped sharply. Please give what you can to help our essential work

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