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Wildlife bucks challenges with 5,000 species recorded at National Trust estate

Wimpole estate hosts abundant wildlife amid one of the driest and most nature depleted parts of the country, managers say.

Evening Standard · Oct 20

London restaurant news: Rules joins the National Trust, Tom Booton goes to the dogs and Lee Tiernan returns

London’s oldest restaurant has become a national treasure, Tom Booton is opening a bistro named after his dog and Lee Tiernan is back with free sandwiches. Hannah Twiggs rounds up the capital’s latest restaurant news

The Independent UK · Oct 19

London's oldest restaurant Rules donated to Europe's biggest conservation charity

The building that houses London’s oldest restaurant has been donated to Europe’s biggest conservation charity

The Independent UK · Oct 14

Home of London’s oldest restaurant given to National Trust to safeguard future

The building housing the long-standing celebrity dining spot was donated to the charity by its current owner J-P Mayhew.

The Independent UK · Oct 13

Britain’s secret 2,000-acre weapons site is now a wildlife reserve

Orford Ness, a remote stretch of the Suffolk coast in eastern England, holds a combination of military history and protected wildlife. Covering more than 2,000 acres, the shingle spit was once a closely guarded testing ground where British researchers worked on aircraft, radar and nuclear weapons technology. Today, its landscape…

The Times of India · Oct 12

In 2003, Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House went to auction as buyers considered moving it away

In 2003, the Farnsworth House found itself in jeopardy as it hit the market, raising fears of dismantlement. Various prospective buyers aimed to relocate the iconic structure, jeopardizing its architectural integrity. Luckily, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and devoted locals rallied together, ultimately securing the house at auction for…

The Times of India · Oct 9

Key to Sir Paul McCartney’s childhood home sells for thousands at auction

His childhood home is where he wrote songs with John Lennon and made early recordings with The Beatles

The Independent UK · Oct 8

A boy found a human teeth on a Cornwall beach. It could now solve a 300-year-old shipwreck mystery

An unusual discover by a young boy could solve a 300-year old shipwreck mystery.

We Got This Covered · Oct 6

‘We live in one of the world’s most beautiful villages – but we can’t wait to leave’

Brian and Jill Skarda, who live on Arlington Row in Bibury, have accused irresponsible tourists of ruining the beautiful village made famous by Bridget Jones’s Diary

The Independent UK · Oct 6

Vibrant but unpredictable autumn colour on way after drought – National Trust

Despite signs of drought-stressed ‘false autumn’, the ingredients are still there for a colourful seasonal display, the charity says.

Evening Standard · Oct 4