National Trust reassesses colonial history of properties
A report laying bare the extent of connections that National Trust properties have with colonialism and slavery is just the beginning of a process to...
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Stay connected to nature after lockdown, National Trust urges
A major appeal aimed at encouraging people to maintain links made with the natural world during lockdown and to raise money for environmental projects halted...
National Trust sacking education officers ‘will hit worst-off children’
Volunteers are accusing the National Trust of excluding deprived and minority ethnic schoolchildren from enjoying nature and visiting its properties with the planned sacking of...
National Trust denies dumbing down in drive for ‘new audiences’
It is an exquisite example of Italianate architecture, filled with classical paintings, sculptures and antiquities. Many of its 55 rooms have hand-painted ceilings; in one,...
Restoration of Norfolk hall uncovers Tudor and Elizabethan finds
Everyone imagines that lifting the floorboards of an old house will uncover hidden wonders but perhaps not as plentiful as a page from a 600-year-old...
Up to a third of National Trust’s historic homes have slave trade links
Almost a third of stately homes owned by the National Trust have links to slavery or colonialism, a report is expected to announce next month,...
Forgive us our trespasses: forbidden rambles with a right-to-roam campaigner
As Simon Jenkins notes in his book England’s Thousand Best Houses, were it not for the fact that it sits in 400 acres of historic...
England’s biggest landowners not growing enough trees – report
Many of England’s biggest landowners are not doing enough to plant trees to tackle the climate crisis, according to new data. Government departments, companies such...
‘It was like a bomb had hit an off-licence’: rise in wild camping hits beauty spots
Beauty spots and conservation areas are being put at risk by increasing numbers of irresponsible wild campers leaving behind piles of rubbish and lighting fires...
‘UK countryside at risk from Boris Johnson’s planning revolution’
The British countryside and its wildlife are at serious risk because of Boris Johnson’s pledge to revolutionise the planning system, leading green groups warn today....