Podcast recording with Rangers at Harewoods and Outwood in the Surrey Hills, Surrey | © National Trust Images/Arnhel de Serra

Podcasts

Immerse yourself in award-winning stories of history, nature and adventure with our podcasts. Whether you're a lover of nature or history, walking or inclusive stories, or if you want to engage the kids with the natural world, there's something for everyone.

Bioluminescent life at Dunraven Bay, Southerndown, South Wales

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Wild Tales nature podcast

Introducing Wild Tales, our new podcast for nature lovers. Filled with stories of gangster gulls, poison gardens and extreme rangers, these episodes will take you all around our weird, wonderful and utterly wild world.

Painting of a chariot race at the Circus Maximus stadium in Rome, by Jean Léon Gérôme

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Back When history podcast

Be transported through time with our new history podcast, Back When. From a warrior war horse and a medieval female sheriff, to a plague village and the mountains that inspired CS Lewis' Narnia, there are many episodes to discover.

A child wearing headphones stares out to see while listening to audio.

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Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers kids' podcast

Discover our kids' podcast, Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers. Listen to six stories where Ranger Rae, Apprentice Roxy and their seven animal friends go off on adventures to look after people and animals in trouble.

Visitors relaxing in deck chairs in the sun in a wildflower meadow

Nature Fix

Join host Claire Hickinbotham on monthly adventures with people whose lives have been changed by the outdoors. Celebrate the physical and mental benefits of being in nature, from stargazing in the city to wellbeing walks and wildlife spotting in surprising places. This mini-series is sponsored by Craghoppers.

Aerial view of the Tsegereda Garden, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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National Trust Podcast: series eight

Immerse yourself in the past or explore the natural world from your armchair in series eight of the National Trust Podcast.

A beaver kit sits on the edge of a pond eating a leafy tree branch

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National Trust Podcast: series seven

Listen to series seven of the National Trust Podcast. From the communities celebrating blossom to the Anglo-Saxon ship buried at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, discover stories filled with history and nature.

A view from the doorway of Paul McCartney's childhood bed, guitar and green chair in a small cream-coloured room.

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National Trust Podcast: series six

From lesser known tales about Beatrix Potter, to the childhood home of Sir Paul McCartney; there are so many stories to uncover from the places in our care. Explore more of them in series six of our podcast.

Books in the collection at Florence Court, County Fermanagh

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Literary podcasts playlist

Our literary-themed podcast episodes explore how several places we care for helped to shape the work of famous authors such as T.E. Lawrence, Agatha Christie and William Wordsworth.

Summer in the parterres at Westbury Court Garden, Gloucestershire

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Garden podcasts playlist

From subtropical havens to ornate sculpture parks, the gardens in our care are steeped in history. Listen to our garden podcast episodes to find out more about their history and the people who look after them.

A painting of the racehorse Hambletonian by George Stubbs (1724–1806), at Mount Stewart House, County Down, Northern Ireland. One man in a top hat holds the horse's bridle while another holds a cloth to rub the horse down.

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125 Treasures series

Join actress Alison Steadman in this podcast series as she delves into the stories behind five fascinating historical objects in the collections we care for, from tapestries to obelisks.

Walkers passing by a stream on Slieve Donard in the Mourne Mountains, County Down

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Walking podcasts playlist

Join ranger Kate Martin as she rambles along routes through some of the most beautiful landscapes we look after, uncovering myths, legends and history along the way.

The 5th Marquess of Anglesey, Henry Cyril Paget, posing on a chair in fancy costume, with winged helmet and adorned in jewels.

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LGBTQ podcast series with Clare Balding

Listen to our podcast series with Clare Balding, exploring the lost and hidden LGBTQ stories from some of the special places in our care.

A replica of the Anglo-Saxon helmet of war at Sutton Hoo

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Bettany Hughes: Ten places, Europe and Us podcast

Join historian Bettany Hughes in this podcast series exploring the connections of ten inspiring National Trust places to Europe and the wider world.

Kirsty Wark, wearing headphones and a multi-coloured animal-print shirt, sits in front of a microphone during the recording of the Women and Power podcast series.

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Women and Power podcast series

Listen to the Women and Power podcast series, presented by journalist and broadcaster Kirsty Wark, and discover the stories behind the women's suffrage movement and how some of the special places in our care are connected.

Recording the National Trust Podcast at Divis & The Black Mountain, Northern Ireland

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All you need to know about podcasts

Find out all you need to know about podcasts – both National Trust and others – covering what they are, where to find them and the difference between streaming and downloading.

Listen to the latest issue

Learn more about the places in our care in the audio version of our magazine, which covers the main articles from the latest issue and includes extra behind-the-scenes chats with our contributors.