Essex, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire

With owners from kings to commoners, this medieval hunting forest is home to ancient trees over 1000 years old. Peaceful giants - just imagine what these magnificent living sculptures have lived through and the stories they could tell. Explore at your leisure and keep your eyes peeled for fallow deer.

Dunstable Downs is within the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is the highest point in Bedfordshire. With spectacular views, the wind-swept ridge provides ideal conditions for kite flying. On calmer days it's also a great spot for a picnic.

Ashridge Estate is a large area of the Chiltern Hills with beech and oak woodlands, commons and chalk downlands. These very different landscapes each support a rich variety of wildlife, including rare butterflies in the summer months.

Missing out on enjoying a cream tea with us? Our teams have shared some of their scone recipe ideas that you can try at home. From the traditional to the quirky, which will be your favourite?

Listen to our podcast series, which tells the stories of how our places have played a part in shaping the social history of the country. In the first of the series Dr Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough visits Northey Island to learn more about the battle between the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons in 991 has left its mark on this fascinating coastline.

We care for one of the world's largest and most significant collections of art and heritage objects, but did you know that you can explore many of them online from the comfort of your home?

2020 is the 125th anniversary of the National Trust and as we celebrate this special birthday year, we’re also taking the opportunity to look back at where it all began. Here are some of the key moments in our history of caring for special places, in East Anglia.

Why not give the birds in your garden a helping hand, with these three easy-to-make bird feeders? What’s great about them is that they’re all made from recycled materials - a plastic bottle, toilet roll or chipped cup.

Each week we're sharing one of our popular recipes with you. This week why not enjoy our gooseberry traybake? Possible one of the more underrated berries of the summer harvest.