Wildflowers on Ivinghoe Beacon at Ashridge, Bucks

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Morden Hall Park's assistant gardener pruning roses

Who are we? 

Meet some of the people that work to help protect and look after special places. We are a charity and your money goes directly towards keeping places special for ever, for everyone.

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How we're helping

Little Tern, in flight, carrying a fish

A good tern for rare seabirds 

A colony of little terns at Long Nanny has had its most successful season for almost 30 years. The increase in numbers is largely thanks to our rangers, who camped out for three months to protect the birds' nests. This month they counted 54 fledgling chicks leaving the area to start their long migration to West Africa. Last year there were no fledglings as storms forced 40 breeding pairs to abandon their nests.

Audrey and her children discovered Crom six years ago

Connecting people with places 

Whether it's the place you fell in love, somewhere to escape from the bustle of everyday life, or to get closer to nature, we all make special connections with different places. These are the places that make us who we are. For Audrey, it's Crom in Northern Ireland that has become her family's favourite place. Explore her story and others.

Close up of hands holding open a 15th-century illustrated Book of Hours

Introducing remarkable collections 

With close to one million objects at over 200 historic places, we care for one of the world's largest art and heritage collections. Discover a wealth of treasures around every corner and experience the stories behind every object.

Child building a woodland den

Re-connecting children with nature 

When children spend time playing outdoors in nature, it helps increase their wellbeing – and that of their families. It also means they’re more likely to care for the natural environment. That’s why we’ve developed ’50 things to do before you’re 11¾’.

What is ‘50 things’?
A man and two young girls splash in the water at Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire

Help keep the coast alive 

Building sandcastles and paddling in the sea - what if all we had left of the coast were memories? As seas rise and storms rage, our shifting shores are transformed. Each coastal mile costs £3,000 a year to maintain and we need your help to keep the coast alive for everyone.

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Neil Heseltine, a farmer at Hilltop Farm in Malham in the Yorkshire Dales, took away the Farming with Nature award

Fine Farm Produce Awards 2019 

The winners of the Fine Farm Produce Awards have been announced at BBC Countryfile Live at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.

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View of the mansion at Plas Newydd with the Menai Strait in the background

Plas Newydd House and Gardens 

Llanfairpwll, Anglesey

Enchanting mansion and gardens, with spectacular views of Snowdonia. A whole day of things to see and do.

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Walking in the summer at Ickworth

Ickworth 

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

An Italianate Palace in the heart of Suffolk

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A view of the cliffs looking towards the Port of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover 

Dover, Kent

Magnificent coastal site overlooking the English Channel

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Archaeology dig

Archaeology at the National Trust 

We care for many rich and diverse archaeological sites, from prehistoric monuments to twentieth-century military installations. Our archaeologists work to care for these places so that everyone can enjoy them.

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