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National Trust planting 90,000 trees at Wimpole Estate in bid to reach net-zero

The National Trust is carrying out its largest tree planting project to date, with 90,000 being planted at Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire. It aims to help the conservation charity in its ambition to become net carbon zero by 2030, with planting ...

24 Feb 2022 at 02:25

Rare mountain plants could become extinct due to climate change, experts warn

Rare plants on Scottish mountains could soon become extinct without intervention, research from the University of Stirling has found. Snow pearlwort, drooping saxifrage and mountain sandwort found on the slopes of the Ben Lawers range in the ...

13 Jul 2022 at 13:58

Bird flu could have a ‘devastating impact’ on UK’s seabirds, RSPB warns

An outbreak of a virulent form of bird flu is having a “devastating impact” on the UK’s seabirds, the RSPB has said. The conservation charity spoke out amid concerns for the UK’s only roseate tern breeding colony, and separately, following ...

01 Jul 2022 at 17:42

PM urged to fast track not back track on ambitious nature-friendly farming plans

Rishi Sunak should “fast track, not back track” on nature-friendly farming reforms, conservation groups have urged. Wildlife and Countryside Link is urging the new Prime Minister to maintain and boost funding for the new environmental ...

02 Nov 2022 at 01:01

National Trust: Government going in ‘opposite direction’ to protecting nature

The National Trust has criticised the Government for going in the “opposite direction” to supporting the environment with policies laid out in the mini-budget. The charity joins several organisations which have criticised the ...

25 Sept 2022 at 19:16

Scotland

National Trust says wind farms should be halted in remote, wild land

Development of new wind farms in remote, wild areas should be halted, the National Trust for Scotland has said. The Trust says it recognises the need for renewable energy but argues this should not come at the expense of ...

05 Sept 2022 at 18:18

Hazel dormice reintroduced into Derbyshire woodland

A group of 38 hazel dormice are being reintroduced into a Derbyshire woodland as conservationists hope to turn around the decline of the species. The population in Britain has fallen by around half since 2000 and they ...

16 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Methods used at Waterloo dig could shed light on Culloden battlefield – experts

Volunteers and experts from around the world have joined archaeologists hoping to make new discoveries during a week-long dig at Culloden battlefield. The excavation at the world-famous site near Inverness, which ...

17 Oct 2024 at 12:08

Scotland

Need to protect marine areas has ‘never been greater’, ministers told

The introduction of measures to prevent “damaging” activities in many of Scotland’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) has “stalled”, environmental campaigners claimed. While green groups celebrated when the Scottish ...

12 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Uplifting stories of 2023: Cobbler’s Cinderella hunt and a 244-scone journey

A woman munching her way through a scone at every National Trust cafe and a cobbler who was part of a real-life Cinderella moment were among the uplifting moments in 2023. Here is a look at some of the PA news ...

21 Dec 2023 at 08:00

Country house leaves oil in the past as National Trust switches on heat pump

One of the most opulent country houses in England has replaced its unreliable and oil-hungry boilers with a pioneering ground source heat pump in a bid to tackle climate change. The 17th-century Kingston Lacy,...

17 Jan 2024 at 00:01

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Immersive artwork by Joe Caslin brings new life to Downhill House in County Derry

A towering new piece of work by acclaimed artist Joe Caslin has taken over Downhill House, the iconic National Trust property on the north coast. Produced by Nerve Centre, the installation also features an ...

17 May 2024 at 10:33

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