Tag: National Trust

National Trust nears 900 miles of protected coastline on 60th anniversary of fundraising campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Almost 900 miles of coastline in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are now protected for the nation thanks to the generosity of the UK public, the National Trust has announced. As a result of new detailed mapping, the charity can reveal that it looks after 896 miles of coast, over 10% of the total coastline of the three countries, on behalf of the nation. The news comes on the 60th anniversary of the Trust’s major coast campaign, Enterprise Neptune, which is one of the longest-running environmental campaigns in Europe, and…

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National Trust calls for investment in historic environment as research uncovers ‘deep emotional connection’ between Brits and their local heritage

Stuart Mitchell

Heritage should play a central part of the Government’s plans to promote national renewal, following new research that shows how highly the British public value their local history. This is the basis of findings in a new research report by the National Trust and Public First which shows the deep cultural and emotional connection people across the UK have with their historic landmarks. The research is part of groundwork for the National Trust’s new ten-year strategy, which includes a pledge to tackle unequal access to nature and culture, including in…

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Birds, beetles and butterflies: conservationists reveal wildlife affected by UK fires

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust has laid bare some of the varied species of wildlife that have been affected by April’s spate of wildfires. After the driest March in decades, and warmer than average temperatures in April, the UK has had one of the worst fire seasons on record. Fires in recent weeks have included one spanning 1,600 hectares – roughly 400 times the size of Cardiff’s Principality Stadium – at the National Trust’s Abergwesyn Common in Powys, Mid Wales. The blaze damaged vast areas of prime habitat for small mammals and…

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£5m of funding from Garfield Weston Foundation will help ‘turn the tide’ for nature on a huge scale says the National Trust

Stuart Mitchell

The battle against both the nature and climate crises is being stepped up on land cared for by the National Trust at four locations in England, as a new three-year project to deliver landscape scale nature conservation gets underway. The battle against both the nature and climate crises is being stepped up on land cared for by the National Trust at four locations in England, as a new three-year project to deliver landscape scale nature conservation gets underway. Thanks to funding support of £5m from the Garfield Weston Foundation [1],…

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National Trust launches HistoryScapes storytelling app to offer ‘time travel experience’ through voices from the past

Stuart Mitchell

Three National Trust properties, in partnership with the University of Exeter, feature in an immersive new app, HistoryScapes, that brings their estates’ histories to life through the eyes of ordinary people: a carpenter, a mill worker and a broom maker. HistoryScapes is a free app that takes users on GPS-triggered trails at National Trust properties to connect people to landscape heritage. Each trail is led by a historical figure and, inspired by research into them, offers a ‘living history’ format to give visitors the sense of having one foot in…

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