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Your support is essential to help us look after nature, beauty and history. Make a donation today, and together we can protect precious places for everyone, forever.
Our cause
We’re Europe’s biggest conservation charity and we look after nature, beauty and history for everyone to enjoy. Find out about our work to tackle climate change, protect historic sites and help people and nature thrive.
About us
Find out who’s who at the National Trust, read our strategy and learn about our history as a conservation charity, plus much more.
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Who we are and what we stand for
Discover more about our legacy, people and values as a conservation charity. We protect historic places and green spaces while opening them up for everyone, for ever.
Annual General Meeting
Your Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place at 10am on Saturday 2 November 2024. Vote now, register to attend and view this year's resolutions and elections.
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For everyone, for ever: our strategy
Read about our strategy 'For everyone, for ever' here at the National Trust, which will take the organisation through to 2025.
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Council
Council applications for this year’s election have now closed. Discover how the members of the Council are elected and how they advise on important decisions, inform strategy and keep us connected to the wider public.
Nature and climate
Reducing carbon emissions, planting trees and protecting wildlife habitats: just some of the things we’re doing to protect nature and the climate.
Nature conservation
Discover how we work to support a rich variety of land, nature and wildlife across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Freshwater Community Grants
The Freshwater Community Grant Fund is accepting applications from communities for initiatives to restore habitats at five locations in England.
Climate change and sustainability
Together, we're securing our future with action on climate and the environment. Learn more about how we're responding to the changing climate at places in our care.
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Our ambition to establish 20 million trees to tackle climate change
Find out about ambitious plans to plant trees for future generations that will absorb carbon and enable nature to thrive.
History and heritage
Find out how your support helps us look after the past, from conserving historic buildings to revealing archaeological sites and supporting urban heritage projects.
Archaeology
Archaeology reveals the stories of people and communities from the past. Find out about the Anglo-Saxon burial ground at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, Chedworth Roman Villa in Gloucestershire and many other rich and diverse sites.
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Tackling dust in historic houses
Discover why the issue of protecting historic surfaces from dust is important to conservation work.
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Rare prayer book returned to Moseley Old Hall
Father John Huddleston's rare prayer book, possibly used to convert King Charles II to Catholicism on his deathbed, is on display at Moseley Old Hall.
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Our work at the Royal Oak Foundation Conservation Studio
Find out about the work of our team at the Royal Oak Foundation Conservation Studio in Kent and how we help care for a large number of objects from properties all over the country.
Communities
Find out what we're doing to connect the places in our care to the communities they serve and make sure that everyone can benefit from nature, beauty and history.
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Addressing unequal access to nature, beauty and history in urban places
Find out how we're addressing unequal access to nature, beauty and history and supporting urban areas in managing their heritage and green spaces.
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Mindful Meadow at Chirk Castle
Chirk Castle are delighted to have received a grant from Cadwyn Clwyd to create a Mindful Meadow at Chirk Castle working in partnership with local groups to contribute to its design and creation.