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Work has now started chainsawing the felled tree into sections for its removal (Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)

Beloved Sycamore Gap tree to be cut up and removed from site

Evie Numan, 10, picked the piece up at a National Trust estate in Surrey, thinking it was a rock.

Girl on National Trust site walk discovers 6,000-year-old artefact

Have fun at Dunstable Downs this summer - credit National Trust Images Arnhel de Serra

Fun in the sun at Dunstable Downs

Get out into the great outdoors this Father's Day

Going Green: ​Go back to nature with your dad on Father’s Day

100 cows deployed to reserve 50,000 acres of land

Between March 18 and 26, anyone who presents a National Lottery ticket or scratch card will be able to access their favourite National Trust venues across the UK for free or at a discounted price.

National Lottery Open Week 2023 venues announced

Having walked from Bourton-on-the-Water to the twin villages of Upper and Lower Slaughter, we were ready for a cuppa!

Travel: Five go walking in the Cotswolds

Welcoming the dusk - Green Space Dark Skies, Dunstable Downs, Phil Jones Photography

Light show delights as 600 people take part in event at Dunstable Downs

Let children get out and about

7 half-term hacks to keep your kids entertained on a budget

Easter is just around the corner, but with Covid restrictions still in place across the UK, festivities may look a little different this year (Photo: Shutterstock)

5 Easter ideas for kids: fun activities, crafts and games for children during th...

Savour the splendour of autumn’s colours with a National Trust day out

Chartwell in Kent is one of the properties featured in the report (Photo: Peter King/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

93 National Trust properties have links to historic slavery and colonialism - ac...

Entries will close on 9 September 2020 (Photo: Shutterstock)

Your child could win a year’s supply of free Lego sets this summer - here’s how ...

Does this photo really show a bat the size of a human? (Photo: @AlexJoestar622)

This photo of a human sized bat in the Philippines is confusing everyone - but i...

Check out top spots for summer staycations

Cheetah at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (C) ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

ZSL Whipsnade Zoo welcomes change of heart on zoo closure

Amur tigers at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (C) ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

‘Last chance saloon’ warning from MP over Whipsnade Zoo’s cash crisis

New tickets are set to be released every Friday, giving customers an option of staggered entry times to choose from. (Credit: National Trust Kingston Lacey)

You can now pre-book a visit to these 38 National Trust sites - here’s how

Here's when National Trust parks, properties and car parks will reopen as UK loc...

What you need to know about being able to drive somewhere to walk your dog (Photo: Shutterstock)

Can I drive somewhere else to exercise or walk my dog? Lockdown rules in UK expl...

Locked-down Brits could face fines for picking wildflowers on daily walk

Beatles fan needed for 'once in a lifetime' tour guide job - here's how to apply

Angela Allaway's oil painting of an Ashridge Estate beech

Tree painting goes on sale

A photo circa 1960s of the old thatched building in Hockliffe Street

Rare building pre-dates the great fire of Leighton Buzzard

Dunstable Downs 5k and 10k trail runs

‘Mostly flat... until the gigantic hill’: Trail races for runners of all abiliti...

Brigit Forsyth, Simon Bubb, Sian Phillips in People at Milton Keynes Theatre

‘People spoil things’ says ‘Lady Dorothy’ but they will love the new Alan Bennet...

ashridge plant sale may 2013

Plant sale raises record sum for Ashridge

Bluebells in the woods at Angmering, by Mike Constable

Strolling out to celebrate the bluebells
Carpets of bluebells are one of the seasonal splendours of the National Trust’s Ashridge estate, and there’s a chance to step out and savour them with an expert guide next Wednesday evening.

TRAVEL: In the footsteps of Downton Abbey

Festive fun at Ashridge

Chiltern Hills never fail to impress

Former quarry definitely not the pits

Getting dirty