South West

Ralph Allen's mansion and the Palladian bridge today
Lanhydrock avenue in spring
The gardens are in full spring bloom at Hidcote
Failand

Ralph Allen's mansion and the Palladian bridge today
Lanhydrock avenue in spring
The gardens are in full spring bloom at Hidcote
Failand

Classic coastline, tropical gardens, iconic monuments and the great outdoors

Rolling fields on the Sherborne Park Estate — Sherborne Park is home to many species of wildlife

Springwatch comes to Sherborne Park Estate

This year Springwatch will be broadcast live from the Sherborne Park Estate, a beautiful Cotswold farming landscape. Tune in to meet the estate’s huge range of wildlife, from barn owls to otters, and find out how we’re working to protect special habitats like Sherborne Park.

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May half-term and family fun

Places across the South West are full of things to keep you and your whole family entertained and do some '50 things'.

A view of the Walled Garden at Tyntesfield on a summer evening

Make the most of the longer evenings in the South West

At this time of year the days are longer, and the places we care for are coming alive with colour and greenery. It's a great time to spend evenings exploring.

Holnicote Ranger holding a sleeping dormouse — Ranger holding a sleeping dormouse

Leading charities call on candidates to step up for nature

The National Trust is one of four leading environmental organisations calling for prospective general election candidates to help give wildlife a safer future and put the natural world at the forefront of their campaign.

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More from the South West

Wildlife highlights

The South West is home to many species of wildlife. There are all sorts of ways to get involved with finding and admiring the nature that calls these places home. Here's just a few ways of getting involved to get you started.

Strange gardening jobs in the South West

Gardeners here in the South West have to perform some unusual tasks. Here's a behind-the-scenes peek into some of the strange jobs they do as part of caring for these amazing gardens.

The hills above Heddon's Mouth near Lynton, North Devon in summer

A healthy, natural and beautiful environment in the South West

When nature and wildlife can move freely between habitats, they flourish. Without this freedom, they suffer. Our coastal ambition is to join up the coastline, working with partners to make a link around the coast so wildlife can prosper and people can access it.