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Dog walkers by the shore of Derwentwater, Borrowdale and Derwent Water, Cumbria

Changing Chalk: partnership aims to breathe new life into ancient landscape with £2m grant

A habitat that is so diverse in wildlife it has been nicknamed ‘Europe’s tropical rainforest’ is to be brought back to life thanks to a multi-million-pound grant raised by players of the National Lottery.

Nation’s largest landowners join government in unprecedented summit to tackle climate crisis

The National Trust is bringing England’s largest landowners together for a one-day summit to debate a range of climate change commitments ahead of COP26, helping government reach its net zero target and fast-track urgently needed adaptation measures

National Trust ‘shines a light’ on the cultural landscape to get the right trees in the right places

The National Trust’s largest tree planting project to date is relying on sophisticated aerial mapping using a laser to help decide where 75,000 British native trees will be planted on the Wallington Estate in Northumberland over the next few months.

Two people are standing by the sides of a very large tapestry which shows a knight on horse back against a blue background covered with flowers.

The oldest tapestry in the National Trust returns to display after conservation

A rare 15th century tapestry - the oldest owned by the National Trust - is returning to display at Montacute House in Somerset after spending four years away for conservation, but with it comes a mystery.

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