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

Anglo-Saxon King Raedwald brandishes his spear at Sutton Hoo — Your donations are helping to bring Suffolk’s Sutton Hoo historic treasures and visitor experience to life

Conservationist inspecting the interior stonework of the Wellington Monument, Somerset — Inspecting the interior stonework of the Wellington Monument

Rangers fixing footpaths on Helvellyn, Lake District — Rangers fixing footpaths on Helvellyn in the Lake District

One of The Vyne's tapestries is carefully rolled ahead of three years of conservation

The interior of the new Conservation Studio at Knole — The extraordinary interior of the new Conservation Studio at Knole

Here’s a selection of current 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.

Monumental help

Scafell Pike and Wastwater in Winter with snow — The Lakes' Scafell Pike and Great Gable were among the 14 summits dedicated as war memorials after the First World War

Monuments to Freedom appeal

Your help is needed to protect our great monuments to freedom. We must raise urgent funds for three very special memorial landscapes undergoing major restoration work in the coming months. The Lakes' 14 war memorial summits, Runnymede where Magna Carta was sealed and Wellington Monument all need our support.

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Buildings in need

A room in Firbeck Infirmary with peeling wallpaper

Preserve The Workhouse at Southwell

Be part of the project to conserve The Workhouse site, telling the story of how society has tackled poverty, health and social welfare both then and now.

Help us save Chipping Camden Market Hall

Work on the Market Hall is underway, find out how you can get involved in helping this much loved building.

Two women bent over a rolled up tapestry

Restoring Nunnington Hall's tapestries

We need to restore Nunnington's three historic 'verdure' tapestries, and protect them from natural damage over the last 350 years. So they can continue to be enjoyed by visitors to Nunnington Hall for many more years.

See all our building & collection appeals

Garden restoration

An original map of the designs of the grounds of berrington

Help! Help! Help! The Georgian garden restoration

Help us with our crucial Walled Garden and Pleasure Grounds restoration project and help restore this rare 'Capability' Brown design to its original Georgian style

The Melon House in the Walled Garden at Attingham, Shrewsbury

Attingham's Walled Garden Glasshouses Appeal

Melons? Grown in Shropshire? Are you sure? Find out how you can help save the features of Attingham's Walled Garden for future generations.

the maze at Glendurgan with the summerhouse in the centre

Help us keep Glendurgan's maze forever puzzling

The Glendurgan maze is struggling to cope with all our visitors and we need to improve pathways and the health of the hedges so they can continue to delight visitors for generations to come.

See all our garden appeals

How your donations helped bring stories to life

In 2018, supporters donated over £165,000 to Sutton Hoo, Seaton Delaval Hall & Stowe garden
At Sutton Hoo, visitors will be able to use a 17 metre high observation tower to get a real feel for the past
Your donations have helped us win £5.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund for key projects
Stowe's garden restoration included over 3,500 young plants, plus statues of wrestlers and gladiators

Coast and countryside conservation

Restoring the woodland at Maidenhead Thicket

It's not too late to sponsor a sapling and help us create a new area of woodland populated by native British trees and provide more homes for insects such as stag beetles and butterflies like white-letter hairstreaks, purple emperors and silver-washed fritillaries.

Visitors enjoying the view over the Northumberland Coast

Help us protect the coastline you love

With more than 775 miles of coastline in our care, we know how much British beaches matter. Help us safeguard these special places for future generations.

Land, outdoors and nature appeal

Will you help to support the vital habitats in our care, to ensure wildlife can thrive long into the future?

See all our coast & countryside appeals

Protecting nature and wildlife

Konik ponies in the distance with the sun setting and the mist rolling in

Creating a home for nature at Wicken Fen

At the end of the last century it was clear that the nature reserve was too small to support all the species that wanted to make Wicken Fen their home, unless drastic action was taken to help them. So, in 1999 we launched the Wicken Fen Vision, a plan to greatly expand the nature reserve to around 5300 hectares over a 100 year period.

Red squirrel in the woodland at Plas Newydd

Plas Newydd red squirrel appeal

In 2008, six red squirrels were released into the gardens at Plas Newydd, now it’s estimated that 100 of this native breed thrive in woodland. But we need your help to further improve their habitat and boost their population.

See all our nature & wildlife appeals

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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Membership and visitor income makes a vital contribution to the upkeep of our amazing places, but we rely on your additional generosity to continue to protect the irreplaceable

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