Tag: National Trust

National Trust warns 2022’s weather will become the new ‘norm’, creating stark challenges for nature

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust has warned that this year’s tumultuous weather is set to become the new ‘norm’ causing a range of impacts for nature if steps aren’t taken to tackle the climate and nature crises. A warm January followed by back-to-back tree-toppling storms in February, a dry spring, a summer of record breaking temperatures and a prolonged heatwave causing severe drought, ending with December’s cold snap, has given UK wildlife a bumpy and difficult year with many species and habitats struggling to cope. The UK is not the only country…

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National Trust completes over 130 renewable energy projects to put green power at the heart of conservation

Stuart Mitchell

Over 130 renewable energy projects have been completed in the National Trust’s mansion houses, farms, holiday cottages and cafés, as part of an ambitious nine-year programme by the charity to grow its own green energy supply and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. The Trust launched a renewable energy investment scheme in 2013 to help the organisation “get off oil” and generate 50 per cent of its own energy, against a 2008 baseline, by 2021. Today, the charity says it has met that target. Thirty-five million pounds has been invested…

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Majority of UK believe nature is in crisis and urgently needs help as charities invite public to join biggest ever conversation about nature

Stuart Mitchell

Eighty one per cent of UK adults believe nature is under threat and that more needs to be done urgently to protect and restore it, according to polling out today from the National Trust, the RSPB and WWF. Almost half (48%) are willing to take action themselves to reverse the damage but 42% don’t feel empowered to do so. The results come as three of the UK’s biggest conservation charities join forces with celebrity champions Maisie Williams and Cel Spellman to launch the People’s Plan for Nature, inviting the nation…

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The British Pakistan Foundation and the National Trust have launched a partnership to plant 7,500 new trees to celebrate the 75-year journey of the British Pakistan community.

Stuart Mitchell

A partnership, part of the British Pakistan Foundation’s Legacy Project, was launched recently at the Pakistan High Commission. Attendees included the High Commissioner of Pakistan in the UK, HE Moazzam Ahmad Khan, members of the Executive Commit-tee of the Legacy Project, the British Pakistan Foundation, The Queen’s Green Canopy, the National Trust and members of the British Pakistani community. The Legacy Project was created to mark 75 years since the foundation of the independent country of Pakistan, and to celebrate the British Pakistani community. This project aims to promote unity…

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Landscapes and historic gardens feel the heat as National Trust calls for greater action on climate change

Stuart Mitchell

Record-breaking temperatures and prolonged dry weather are affecting the nation’s cherished landscapes, gardens and wildlife, causing historic water features to dry up, sparking wildfires and taking a toll on animals, according to the National Trust. With temperatures rising again this week, and after the driest July on record for parts of England, the conservation charity says this summer’s exceptional conditions are a wake-up call to cut emissions and adapt.  In the East of England, where temperatures hit 40c last month, 60-70% of heather at the rare lowland heath site of…

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