For everyone, for ever
We protect and care for places so people and nature can thrive. Find out who we are and what we stand for.
Your support helps us look after the past, from conserving historic buildings and works of art to unearthing archaeological treasures and supporting urban heritage projects. Find out more about our latest history and heritage projects.
Caring for places of historic intertest and natural beauty are central to what we do. Learn more about how we look after houses, collections and landscapes.
Learn about how we protect the rarest and most historically significant plants in our care at the Plant Conservation Centre.
Following a dramatic race against time to secure the painting, Angelica Kauffman’s Penelope and Euriclea has returned to Stourhead, cared for by the National Trust, 140 years after it was first sold at auction. 
Discover more about our work at the Textile Conservation Studio in Norfolk, the National Trust’s only specialist in-house textile conservation facility.
Find out how we're addressing unequal access to nature, beauty and history and supporting urban areas in managing their heritage and green spaces.
Find out about the work of our team at the Royal Oak Foundation Conservation Studio in Kent and how we help care for a large number of objects from properties all over the country.
Our funding partners are crucial to support the work of our cause. Discover the conservation and restoration projects funded by the Wolfson Foundation.
Find out about the work our archaeologists do to uncover the past. Expand on your knowledge of archaeology and understand more about historic landscapes.
From champagne bottles to deliberately blocked tunnels, learn about some of the discoveries at places in our care and the approaches we're using to protect them for future generations.
Historical graffiti offers a valuable window into the past. From the symbols carved into castle walls to the etchings of Isaac Newton, discover the meanings behind the graffiti at the places in our care.
We survey all our sites for any signs of archaeological significance, using aerial photography and expert analysis on the ground. Find out more about our work to explore remnants of the past, and why it's so important to us.
We protect and care for places so people and nature can thrive. Find out who we are and what we stand for.