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As a charity we need your help to protect the UK's best-loved places in our care, to ensure they remain special for everyone

Rangers surveying meadows in Langdale

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Ways to give

You can support our valuable conservation work as a charity in many ways. From making a general donation to supporting an appeal or giving in memory, doing your own fundraising or taking part in one of our raffles, find your way to give...

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

Give where the need is greatest Make a general donation
Support our national appeal
A meadow of wildflowers and grasses in the countryside near Aira Force and Ullswater, Cumbria

Save the nation’s meadows 

Shockingly, 97 per cent of our meadows are disappearing. Help us restore 1,000 hectares of wildflower meadows and protect species like the large blue butterfly, the turtledove and the great yellow bumblebee before it's too late.

Donate to the Making Meadows appeal
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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.

Leave a legacy
Exploring the house at Osterley Park and House, London

It’s Free Wills Month 

March is Free Wills Month and we’re delighted to offer our supporters aged 55 and over the chance to get a simple will written or updated for free.

Make a difference with a gift in your will

Choose National Trust as your charity

Holding a bake sale can be a great fundraiser

Fundraise for the places you love 

From bake sales to dress down days and marathons to plant sales, there are so many ways to raise money to protect your favourite places. So choose something you love doing and tell us what you’re planning. We’re always here to help – and every penny you raise will make a lasting difference to places that make life better.

Runner wearing National Trust singlet at the Royal Parks Half Marathon in London

Run a marathon for the National Trust 

Help us look after the places that you love by running a marathon or half marathon for the National Trust. We're looking for runners to take part in road running events this spring in Bath, Brighton and London.

Commemorative giving
Visitors in the Orchard at Washington Old Hall, Tyne & Wear

In memory gifts 

You can remember someone special and their connection to the Trust in many meaningful ways. Let us help you make the perfect tribute in memory.

A tea party at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire

In celebration gifts 

Whether you’re searching for a unique wedding gift, or the perfect way to mark a special occasion, a gift donation to the National Trust is a meaningful celebration of life’s big events.

More ways to give
A view towards the lighthouse at Trevose Head, Cornwall

Raffles 

We run our Special Places Raffle from March to November and three seasonal membership raffles every year.

Seagulls over Lindisfarne Castle

Philanthropy 

Gifts from individuals make a real difference to what we can achieve. If you are thinking of making a significant gift do get in touch by clicking on the above link to email Bethany Willis, or by calling on 01793 817703.

Antwerp painting hanging at Chartwell, a National Trust property in Kent

Giving from overseas 

You can donate to any of our current appeals online. If you're in the USA you can make a donation via the Royal Oak Foundation.

Thorneythwaite farm in the Seathwaite valley, Cumbria

How you've helped 

With your ongoing support we're able to continue our conservation work. Find out our recent success stories.

Discover our recent successes

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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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