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Visitors looking at a guidebook at Charlecote Park, Warwickshire | © National Trust Images/Annapurna Mellor

Gifts in wills

From restoring world-famous art to protecting wildlife habitats, gifts in wills are at the heart of our work. Please consider leaving a legacy to help look after the places you love.

Leaving a gift in your will

Find out how you can help protect nature, beauty and history by leaving us a gift in your will.

How to write your will 

We've partnered with a number of legal specialists so you can write your will, either online or face-to-face.

Visitors at Wightwick Manor and Gardens, West Midlands

Why leave a gift in your will? 

Gifts in wills are a great way to leaving a lasting legacy for the places you love. Any gift, no matter how big or small, will help nature recover and ensures our shared history continues to inspire.

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Free Gifts in Wills Guide, FAQs

Request your free Gifts in Wills Guide 

Discover how leaving a gift in your will can help protect the places you love for future generations.

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Leaving a gift in your will FAQs 

If you're considering leaving us a gift in your will, you may have some questions about the process. Find out how to contact our Legacy team, as well as answers to the most commonly asked questions.

Visitors in the Nursery at Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire

For solicitors: managing a legacy gift 

If you’re a solicitor or executor managing a legacy gift left for the National Trust, find out how our Legacy Administration team can help.

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FAQs about our Legacy events 

Have you been invited to one of our gifts in wills events? Find the answers to our most frequently asked questions, including how to contact us directly about bookings.

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Rangers restoring a path at Ravens Edge, Kirkstone Pass, Cumbria

Give back to the places you love

Whether you choose to fundraise, donate or volunteer, there are lots of meaningful ways to help look after the places in our care for future generations.

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