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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

Christmas gifts with a difference

Sunrise in the woodlands at Fell Foot, Cumbria

Give the gift of trees 

Do you know someone who loves woodlands? Then why not give them the gift of more trees this Christmas by donating to our Woodlands appeal in their name? Together, we can protect the trees that protect us.

Children playing in the garden in winter at Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire

Dedicate a donation 

If you're struggling for gift ideas, dedicating a donation to your loved one's favourite National Trust place makes for a truly unique gift. It's simple, easy to do and you'll be helping look after special places for everyone.

Holnicote Ranger holding a sleeping dormouse

Share a little gift with a big difference 

Our Small Wonders are the perfect stocking filler for the eco-warriors in your family. Income from these gifts goes towards helping protect wildlife, the coast and gardens so you can feel even better about giving this Christmas.

Volunteer pruning a tree in the garden at Rainham Hall, London

Thank you for your support 

This festive season, we'd like to say a massive thank you to everyone who's supported our vital conservation work in 2019. From donating thousands of pounds to help make meadows and plant trees, to fundraising to protect the irreplaceable, thank you for all you've done.

Reasons to thank you

Make a commemorative gift

Visitors walking in the parkland on a wintry day at Croome, Worcestershire

In memory gifts 

You can remember a loved one and their connection to beautiful places in many meaningful ways. Let us help you make the perfect tribute with a gift in memory of someone special.

Bride and groom smiling as they walk down the aisle together

In celebration gifts 

Whether you’re searching for an unique wedding gift, or the perfect way to mark a special occasion, why not donate in celebration to the National Trust and help us look after the landscapes we all love?

Fundraising in your community

Visitors reading books in one of the National Trust's second-hand bookshops

Support our second-hand bookshops 

We all love discovering a new book we just can't put down. And when you buy or donate a second-hand book at one the places we look after, you're supporting our vital conservation work too.

Volunteers at Ickworth, Suffolk

Nine fundraising ideas everyone can do 

Thinking of fundraising for special places, but not sure where to start? We’ve got nine fundraising ideas to make your event a winner. From old favourites to unique challenges, which fundraising idea will you choose?

Get active

Mountain biking in Wasdale, Cumbria

Cycle for the National Trust 

Help us look after the places you love by taking on a cycling challenge and fundraising for the National Trust. We're currently looking for cyclists to take part in next year's RideLondon 2020 event.

Runners at Longshaw, Derbyshire

Run for the National Trust 

Support our vital conservation work by running a marathon or half marathon for the National Trust. We're currently looking for runners to take part in various road running events in 2020.

More ways to give

A frosty morning at Bateman's, Burwash, East Sussex

Raffles 

Funds raised through our raffles help us to look after the landscapes you love, now and in the future. We run our Special Places Raffle from March to November, plus three seasonal membership raffles every year.

Blickling lake in winter

Philanthropy 

Philanthropy plays a pivotal role in the National Trust. For more information, please contact the Philanthropy team by emailing Eleanor.Davis@nationaltrust.org.uk or calling 01793 817703.

Quarry Bank House and the mill in winter at Quarry Bank Mill, Cheshire

Giving from overseas 

If you live overseas you can still support our work by donating to any of our current appeals online. And if you're in the USA you can make a donation via the Royal Oak Foundation.

Morning mist in the parkland at Knole, Kent

How you've helped 

Thanks to your ongoing support we're able to continue our vital conservation work. Discover our recent success stories and how your donations help protect the places you love for ever, for everyone.

Make a donation

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 for everyone

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